Circuit boards, connectors, cases, circuit board assemblies, case assemblies, devices and methods of manufacturing the same

A solid state drive (SSD) comprising:

• a case including a bottom surface having a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge, the second edge of the bottom surface of the case being located opposite to the first edge of the bottom surface of the case;
• a securing element disposed on the bottom surface of the case of the SSD;
• a circuit board secured to the bottom surface of the case by the securing element, the circuit board including a first surface having a first edge;
• a plurality of connection terminals disposed along the first edge of the first surface of the circuit board, the first edge of the first surface of the circuit board being disposed closer to the first edge of the bottom surface of the case than to the second edge of the bottom surface of the case;
• a first flash memory package disposed on the first surface of the circuit board, and having a width and a length that is equal to or greater than the width, the length being substantially perpendicular to the width, each of the length and the width being measured on a top surface of the first flash memory package, the top surface of the first flash memory package being substantially parallel with the first surface of the circuit board;
• and
• a memory controller package disposed on the first surface of the circuit board,
• wherein a first distance is greater than the width of the first flash memory package, the first distance being a shortest distance between the circuit board and the second edge of the bottom surface of the case, and
• the plurality of connection terminals are connected to the first surface of the circuit board.

A solid state drive (SSD) comprising:

• a case including a bottom surface having a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge, the second edge of the bottom surface of the case being located opposite to the first edge of the bottom surface of the case;
• a securing element disposed on the bottom surface of the case of the SSD;
• a circuit board secured to the bottom surface of the case by the securing element, the circuit board including a first surface and a second surface, the second surface being opposite to the first surface, the first surface having a first edge;
• a plurality of connection terminals disposed along the first edge of the first surface of the circuit board, the first edge of the first surface of the circuit board being disposed closer to the first edge of the bottom surface of the case than to the second edge of the bottom surface of the case;
• a memory controller package disposed on the first surface of the circuit board, and having a width and a length that is equal to or greater than the width, the length being substantially perpendicular to the width, each of the length and the width being measured on a top surface of the memory controller package, the top surface of the memory controller package being substantially parallel with the first surface of the circuit board;
• and
• a first flash memory package disposed on the second surface of the circuit board,
• wherein a first distance is greater than the width of the memory controller package, the first distance being a shortest distance between the circuit board and the second edge of the bottom surface of the case.

A solid state drive (SSD) comprising:

• a case including a bottom surface having a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge, the second edge of the bottom surface of the case being located opposite to the first edge of the bottom surface of the case;
• a circuit board secured to the case of the SSD;
• a plurality of connection terminals disposed along a first edge of a first surface of the circuit board, the first edge of the first surface of the circuit board being disposed closer to the first edge of the bottom surface of the case than to the second edge of the bottom surface of the case;
• and
• a first package disposed on the first surface of the circuit board, the first package having a width and a length that is equal to or greater than the width, the length being substantially perpendicular to the width, each of the length and the width being measured on a first surface of the first package, the first surface of the first package being substantially parallel with the first surface of the circuit board,
• wherein at least one of a memory and a memory controller is included inside the first package,
• a first distance is greater than the width of the first package, the first distance being a shortest distance between the circuit board and the second edge of the bottom surface of the case, and
• the circuit board is spaced apart from the second, third and fourth edges of the bottom surface of the case.