Card edge connector assembly with ejectors for linear installation/ejection and the associated printed circuit board for use therewith

Abstract

A DIMM connection system includes a pair of non-vertical DIMM first and second connectors (10, 12) head to head positioned on a printed circuit board (100). Each of the connectors (10, 12) including an insulative housing (14) defining a central slots (16) for receiving the card therein. Two rows of pairs of contacts (18) are positioned within the housing (14) by two sides of the central slot (16) for engagement with the card. A pair of ejectors (20) are disposed at two opposite ends of the housing (14) for ejecting the inserted card. The key (24) in the slot of the first connector (10) is aligned with that of the second connector (12) in a transverse direction. The pair of contacts (18) of the first connector (10) are aligned with the corresponding pair of contacts (18) of the second connector (12) in the same transverse direction. A printed circuit board (100) is positioned under the pair of connectors (10, 12), and includes four rows of conductive pads (102) thereon corresponding to the contacts (18) of the first and the second connectors (10, 12) wherein for each set including four conductive pads (102) respectively in the four rows and aligned with one another in the same transverse direction, the first conductive pad (102) is electrically connected to the third conductive pad (102) while the second conductive pad (102) is electrically connected to the fourth conductive pad (102) so that both the connectors (10, 12) share the same circuits on the printed circuit board (100).

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