Upgradable storage system
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorTimothy L. Carter
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an upgradable storage system. The storage system comprises a memory device compartment that is adapted to receive memory devices in a stacked orientation, and at least one memory device disposed within the memory device compartment. Typically, each of the memory devices has electrical contacts disposed on top and bottom surfaces of the memory devices with which the memory devices electrically connect to each other. In a preferred arrangement, each memory device comprises an ARS device.
Claims25
An upgradable storage system, comprising:
- a memory device compartment adapted to receive memory devices in a stacked orientation;
- and
- at least two memory devices disposed within the memory device compartment in a stacked orientation in which the memory devices directly contact each other so as to electrically connect with each other.
An upgradable storage system, comprising:
- a memory device compartment adapted to receive a plurality of memory devices in a stacked orientation;
- an interconnect member adapted to electrically connect with at least one memory device;
- a connection cable electrically connected to the interconnect member and adapted to connect to a separate electrical component;
- and
- a biasing member disposed within the memory device compartment, the biasing member adapted to bias the stacked memory devices together such that electrical contact is maintained between the memory devices.
A memory device, comprising:
- at least one layer of semiconductor material;
- a first and a second surface;
- a plurality of electrical contacts provided on the first surface;
- and
- a plurality of electrical contacts provided on the second surface, these contacts being positioned so as to make contact with the first surface electrical contacts of a similarly constructed memory device such that the memory devices can be electrically connected in a stacked orientation.
An electrical device, comprising:
- an upgradable storage system that includes:
- a memory device compartment adapted to receive memory devices in a stacked orientation;
- and
- at least two memory devices disposed within the memory device compartment in a stacked orientation in which the memory devices directly contact each other so as to electrically connect with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.