Western Digital Technologies, Inc.

Tegan Campbell

Jifang Tian

Shawn E Casey

Richard Mataya

Hongqi Li

William Flynn

Dean Mitcham Jenkins

Richard A Mataya

A device structure includes a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a thermal conduction plane, at least one heat generating component thermally connected to the thermal conduction plane, and a first frame portion thermally connected to the thermal conduction plane and at least partially enclosing the at least one heat generating component. The thermal conduction plane thermally connects the at least one heat generating component to the first frame portion by way of a plurality of vias from a surface of the PCB to the thermal conduction plane.

Thermal management for solid-state drive

A data storage device to communicate with a host is disclosed. The data storage device includes a controller to select a SATA mode or a USB mode and a SATA connector coupled to the controller. If the USB mode is selected for communication with the host, a plurality of pins of the SATA connector are utilized to transmit USB signals from the controller to the host.

Data storage device to communicate with a host in a SATA or a USB mode

An electronic device including a printed circuit board (PCB) including a thermal conduction plane and at least one heat generating component mounted on the PCB and connected to the thermal conduction plane. A frame is connected to the PCB so as to define a first thermally conductive path between at least a portion of the frame and the at least one heat generating component. The electronic device further includes at least one thermally conductive layer between the frame and the at least one heat generating component so as to define a second thermally conductive path between at least a portion of the frame and the at least one heat generating component.

A novel information storage device is disclosed and claimed. The information storage device includes a device housing with a generally rectangular bay to accommodate a disk drive. The generally rectangular bay includes a base portion and a plurality of side portions. The information storage device further includes a damping insert sheet disposed between the disk drive and the base portion. The damping insert sheet has a plurality of elastomeric cushions, for example with a cushion thickness in the range 0.5 mm to 10 mm, and a spanning sheet, for example having a sheet thickness in the range 0.02 mm to 0.35 mm. Each of the plurality of elastomeric cushions is attached to the spanning sheet. Each of the plurality of elastomeric cushions contacts and is compressed between the generally rectangular bay and the disk drive.

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Dana Point, CA, United States of America

Tegan Campbell