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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2007
Alan Johnston, Londonderry, GB;
Roger Hipwell, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Hans Leuthold, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Song S. Xue, Edina, MN (US);
Nurul Amin, Woodbury, MN (US);
Andrew White, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Patrick Ryan, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Bradley Ver Meer, Savage, MN (US);
John Pendray, Cambridge, MA (US);
Steven Kalderon, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Wayne Bonin, North Oak, MN (US);
Jeffery Berkowitz, Carver, MN (US);
Alan Johnston, Londonderry, GB;
Roger Hipwell, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Hans Leuthold, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Song S. Xue, Edina, MN (US);
Nurul Amin, Woodbury, MN (US);
Andrew White, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Patrick Ryan, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Bradley Ver Meer, Savage, MN (US);
John Pendray, Cambridge, MA (US);
Steven Kalderon, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Wayne Bonin, North Oak, MN (US);
Jeffery Berkowitz, Carver, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
In general, the invention is directed to techniques for integrated interconnects with a set of disc drives. The interconnects allow for a set of disc drives to be positioned in an array; for example, as set of disc drives may be stacked to communicate with a device through a single interface of the device. The interconnects may be formed as vias within the housing of the disc drives. Vias may produced using MEMS techniques, e.g., electroplating, as part of the manufacturing processes of the disc drive itself.