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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2014
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A substrate comprises a first plurality of conductive pads disposed on a first side of the substrate and a different second plurality of conductive pads disposed on the first side of the substrate. Each conductive pad in the first plurality of conductive pads is configured to make electrical contact with a corresponding contact of a MicroSAS plug connector when the MicroSAS plug connector is mounted onto the substrate. Each conductive pad in the second plurality of conductive pads is configured to make electrical contact with a corresponding contact of a MicroSATA plug connector when the MicroSATA plug connector is mounted onto the substrate. At least one conductive pad belongs to both the first and second pluralities of conductive pads.