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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2017
Emc Ip Holding Company Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Angelo Huang, Shanghai, CN;
Sandburg Hu, Shanghai, CN;
Alice Liu, Shanghai, CN;
Lynn Kong, Shanghai, CN;
Haifang Zhai, Shanghai, CN;
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an adapter for use in a storage device. The adapter comprises a substrate including a circuit board and adapted to support a PCIe card in the storage device; a first connector fixed on the substrate and electrically connected with the circuit board, the first connector adapted to connect to the storage device; and an adapting part connected with the substrate and electrically connected with the circuit board, the adapting part including a slot that is adapted to connect to a second connector of the PCIe card. In this manner, additional user-defined IC card functions and advanced features are supported while functions of the existing PCIe cards are fully utilized.