Patent ID: 7270557

Claim:
A storage device comprising: a housing having a through hole; a plug part having an upper inner surface; a bottom inner surface; and a socket part adapted for receiving a plug part of another storage device and having an upper inner surface; and a bottom inner surface; a memory and controller assembly mounted in the housing and having a circuit board mounted in the through hole and having an upper surface; a bottom surface; a first section mounted in the plug part of the housing; a second section corresponding to and mounted in the socket part of the housing; a circuitry mounted on circuit board; multiple first electrical contacts extending from the circuitry, formed on the upper surface at intervals and mounted in the first section of the circuit board; and multiple second electrical contacts extending from the circuitry, formed on the upper surface at intervals and mounted in the second section of the circuit board; a source controller integrated circuit (source controller IC) mounted on the bottom surface of the circuit board and electrically connecting with the circuitry of the circuit board; a memory integrated circuit (memory IC) mounted on the bottom surface of the circuit board and electrically connecting with the circuitry of the circuit board.