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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2004
Kuang-yu Wang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ren-kang Chiou, Fremont, CA (US);
Edward W. Lee, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kuang-Yu Wang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ren-Kang Chiou, Fremont, CA (US);
Edward W. Lee, Mountain View, CA (US);
Super Talent Electronics, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A plug for coupling with an industry-standard EXPRESSCARD™ receptacle is described. The plug includes a plurality of plug-side metal contacts disposed on a bottom substrate. The plurality of plug-side metal contacts is configured to electrically couple with receptacle-side metal contacts in the industry-standard EXPRESSCARD™ receptacle. When the plug is disconnected from the industry-standard EXPRESSCARD™ receptacle, the surfaces of the plurality plug-side metal contacts are exposed by not being covered by a top housing.