Motherboard assembly having serial advanced technology attachment dual in-line memory module
AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsWu Zhou, Yang Liu, Cheng-Fei Weng
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Abstract
A motherboard assembly includes a serial advanced technology attachment dual-in-line memory module (SATA DIMM) with a circuit board, a memory slot, a platform controller hub (PCH), a storage device interface, and a storage controller connected to the PCH and the storage device interface. An edge connector is set on a bottom edge of the circuit board. A port is arranged on the circuit board, and connected to the storage chips and the storage device interface, enabling a motherboard to communicate with the SATA DIMM module.
Claims3
A motherboard assembly, comprising:
- a motherboard comprising:
- a platform controller hub (PCH);
- a storage device interface;
- a storage controller connected to the PCH and the storage device interface;
- and
- a memory slot comprising:
- a plurality of first power pins and a plurality of first ground pins;
- and
- a protrusion arranged in the memory slot;
- and
- a serial advanced technology attachment dual-in-line memory module (SATA DIMM) comprising:
- a circuit board comprising:
- an edge connector set on a bottom edge of the circuit board engage in the memory slot, the edge connector comprising a plurality of second power pins connecting the first power pins and a plurality of second ground pins connecting the first ground pins;
- a notch defined in the edge connector;
- a plurality of storage chips arranged on the circuit board and connected to the plurality of second power pins of the edge connector;
- and
- a port arranged on the circuit board, and connected to the plurality of storage chips of the circuit board and the storage device interface of the motherboard;
- wherein the protrusion of the memory slot is engaged in the notch of the circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.