Seagate Technology Incorporated

Brian Lee Burski

Ted Randal McDonald

Jeffrey Leonard Bruce

Chau Chin Low

Darrel Ray Culver

A solid-state drive (SSD) includes a first rigid printed circuit board comprising a surface that defines a first plane. A second rigid printed circuit board of the SSD comprises a surface that defines a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane. A flexible interconnect couples the first rigid printed circuit board and the second rigid printed circuit board. The flexible interconnect partially encloses a volume. A capacitor is disposed within the volume.

Solid-state drive with printed circuit boards coupled by a flexible interconnect

A connector includes a flexible connector having a first plurality of solder bumps arranged in a first pattern, and a base connector having a second plurality of solder bumps arranged in a second pattern concentric with and of a different size than the first pattern. A method of interconnecting a flexible connector to a base connector includes providing the flexible connector with a first plurality of solder bumps arranged in a first pattern, and providing the base connector with a second plurality of solder bumps arranged in a second pattern. The flexible and base connectors are aligned by aligning the first and second pluralities of solder bumps.

Flexible to base connector

A base deck of a hard drive and methods for making a base deck is disclosed. The base deck includes a plurality of multi-pronged snaps integrally formed with the base deck. Each prong of the plurality of multi-pronged snaps includes a rounded distal portion.

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Loveland, CO, United States of America

Brian Lee Burski