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US 2021/0368636 A1Published application
Removable Memory Card with Efficient Card Lock Mechanism and Pads Layout
AssigneeWestern Digital Technologies, Inc.
InventorsYoseph Pinto, Michael Lavrentiev
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Abstract
A memory card is provided with various pad layouts to prevent a data signal pad from contacting a power contact in a host during insertion and removal of the memory card. The memory card can have a form factor and features that accommodate a relatively-large memory with relatively-high performance and accompanying thermal conditions. An efficient card lock mechanism is also provided.
Claims20
A memory card comprising:
- a top surface;
- and
- a bottom surface opposite the top surface, wherein the bottom surface comprises a plurality of pads arranged in a first row and a second row, wherein:
- the first row of pads is located at a front of the memory card and comprises at least one power pad;
- and
- the second row of pads is located rearward of the first row of pads and comprises at least one data signal pad, wherein by being located rearward of the first row of pads, the at least one data signal pad will not contact a power contact in a host during insertion and removal of the memory card.
3 more elements
A memory card comprising:
- a top surface;
- and
- a bottom surface opposite the top surface, wherein the bottom surface comprises a plurality of pads arranged in a first row and a second row, wherein:
- the first row of pads is located at a front of the memory card and comprises at least one data signal pad;
- and
- the second row of pads is located rearward of the first row of pads and comprises at least one power pad, wherein none of the other ones of the plurality of pads are co-linear with the at least one power pad in a card-insertion direction, such that none of the other ones of the plurality of pads will contact a power contact in a host during insertion and removal of the memory card.
3 more elements
A memory card comprising:
- a memory;
- a data signal pad;
- and
- means for preventing the data signal pad from contacting a power contact in a host during insertion and removal of the memory card.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.