公开(公告)号：GB2526565A

公开(公告)日：2015-12-02

申请号：GB201409416

申请日：2014-05-28

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： DOERING CHRISTIAN ,  HELLER RALPH ,  LUIJTEN RONALD PETER ,  SCHMATZ MARTIN LEO

IPC: H05K1/14 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K7/02 ,  H05K7/10 ,  H05K7/12

Abstract: A compact assembly 10 of printed circuit boards (PCBs) comprises first and second PCBs 21, 22 maintained parallel and facing each other, each having first and second opposing sides. The second PCB 22 has a first set of side connectors C1 on its first side 221 and a second set of side connectors C2 on its second side 222, each configured for both electrical power supply to and signal communication to and/or from the second PCB. The second PCB is electrically and mechanically connected to the the first PCB via an elastomeric connector 31 located between the first side connectors of the second PCB and the second side 212 of the first PCB and is electrically connected to the first PCB via the second side connectors and a flexible electrical connector 40 which may be a flat flexible cable connecting the second set of side connectors and the first PCB. There may be a second elastomeric connector 32 located between the second set of side connectors C2 and the flexible connector 40. A U shape clamp connector 50 may fasten the assembly by mechanical pressure at a lateral edge of the PCBs. There may be multiple double-sided second PCBs such as mSATA PCBs carrying flash memories 61, 62 located on either side of a first storage module PCB (see Fig. 2).