Patent ID: 8611097

Claim:
A serial advanced technology attachment dual-in-line memory module (SATA DIMM) assembly, comprising: an expansion slot; a SATA DIMM module comprising: a first circuit board comprising: a plurality of first storage chips; a first storage device interface to be connected to a second storage device interface of a motherboard; a control chip connected to the first storage chips and the first storage device interface, to receive a control signal through the first storage device interface and control the first storage chips to store data according to the received control signal; a first edge connector set on a bottom edge of the first circuit board to engage in a memory slot of the motherboard, the first edge connector comprising a plurality of first power pins connected to the control chip and the first storage chips, and a plurality of first ground pins; and a second edge connector arranged on a top edge of the first circuit board and electrically connected to the expansion slot, the second edge connector comprising a plurality of second power pins connected to the first power pins, a plurality of second ground pins, and four first signal pins connected to the control chip; and an expansion card comprising: a second circuit board comprising: a plurality of second storage chips; and a third edge connector arranged on a bottom edge of the second circuit board and engaged in the expansion slot, the third edge connector comprising a plurality of third power pins, a plurality of third ground pins, and four second signal pins, wherein the third power pins and the second signal pins are connected to the second storage chips.