Adaptable storage bay for solid state drives
US10359815B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6675
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A solid state drive (SSD) storage bay includes storage trays and connector cards. A storage tray has a an interposer and an SSD module. A connector of the interposer is connected to a connector of the SSD module, and another connector of the interposer is connected to a connector of a connector card. The connector card includes terminals that connect to a bus of a computer system. The interposer includes wirings that allow electrical signals to propagate between the two connectors of the interposer. The interposer includes circuitry that allow for voltage regulation of supply voltage, level shifting, and hot-swapping.
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