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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2004
Kuang-yu Wang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Jim NI, San Jose, CA (US);
Ren-kang Chiou, Fremont, CA (US);
I-kang Yu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Kuang-Yu Wang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Jim Ni, San Jose, CA (US);
Ren-Kang Chiou, Fremont, CA (US);
I-Kang Yu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Super Talent Electronics, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A light-weight flash hard drive includes a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) mounted in a housing formed by a plastic frame and a pair of metal panels that are mounted on the plastic frame over the PCBA. The PCBA includes a PC board and a plug connector that is mounted on a front edge of the PCB. The plastic frame includes first and second parallel side rails and a back end rail extending between back ends of the first and second side rails. The frame defines an open front end and a longitudinal platform for receiving and supporting the PCBA such that the plug connector is exposed through the open front end. The metal panels are either snap-coupled to the plastic frame or to each other. Alternatively, or in addition, an adhesive or insulating film is provided between the metal panels and the IC devices mounted on the PCBA.