Device including circuit board with different form factor terminal sets and assemblies including the same

摘要

Example embodiments are directed to circuit boards, connectors, cases, circuit board assemblies, case assemblies, devices and methods of manufacturing the same, which are common to at least two different form factors. According to example embodiments, a solid state device (SSD) may include a circuit board, a connector, and a case. The circuit board may include a unibody board common to at least a first and a second form factor, first circuit board connection terminals of the first form factor on a front side of the board, and second circuit board connection terminals of the second form factor on a back side of the board. The connector may include connector connection terminals, where only one of the first circuit board connection terminals and the second circuit board connection terminals are connected to the connector connection terminals.

主权项

1. A solid state device comprising:
a circuit board including,
a unibody board, common to at least a first form factor and a second form factor, the unibody board including a first end,first circuit board connection terminals of the first form factor on a front side of the unibody board, andsecond circuit board connection terminals of the second form factor on a back side of the unibody board; a connector including connector connection terminals, the connector including a first conductive part connected to the first circuit board connection terminals and a second conductive part connected to the second circuit board connection terminals, where only one of the first circuit board connection terminals and the second circuit board connection terminals are electrically connected to the connector connection terminals and one of the first conductive part and the second conductive part electrically connects the one of the first circuit board connection terminals and the second circuit board connection terminals to the connector connection terminals; and a case of one of the first form factor and the second form factor, the case enclosing the circuit board, wherein the case, the circuit board, and the connector are configured to form a part of a portable plug-in memory device with only the one of the first and second circuit board connection terminals being used while the other of the first and second circuit board connection terminals is to remain inactive, and the circuit board may be used for different memory devices and joined to the connector to form the solid-state device wherein only the one of the first and second circuit board connection terminals are to be electrically used in the solid state device.