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Single in-line memory module    
United States Patent5973951   
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Inventor(s)Bechtolsheim; Andreas (Stanford, CA), Frank; Edward (Portola Valley, CA), Testa; James (Mountain View, CA), Storm; Shawn (Mt. View, CA)
AbstractA single in-line memory module (SIMM) for memory expansion in a computer system. The SIMM includes a plurality of memory chips surface-mounted on a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes a dual read-out connector edge adapted for insertion within a socket of the computer system. One or more driver chips may further be mounted on the printed circuit board and connected to distribute control signals to the memory chips. A full-width data path may further be connected between the dual read-out connector edge and the plurality of memory chips.
   














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Single in-line memory module
Inventor     Bechtolsheim; Andreas (Stanford, CA) , Frank; Edward (Portola Valley, CA) , Testa; James (Mountain View, CA) , Storm; Shawn (Mt. View, CA)
Owner/Assignee     Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA)
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Publication Date     October 26, 1999
Application Number     08/878,705
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Filing Date     June 19, 1997
US Classification     365/52 365/51 365/59 365/63
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Examiner     Nguyen; Tan T.
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Attorney/Law Firm     Kivlin; B. Noel Conley, Rose & Tayon, PC
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Parent Case     This is a continuation application of Ser. No. 08/643,094, filed May 2, 1996 now abandoned which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/473,073, filed Jun. 7, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,532,954 issued Jul. 2, 1996, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/345,477 filed Nov. 28, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,465,229 issued Nov. 7, 1995, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/279,824, filed Jul. 25, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,383,148 issued Jan. 17, 1995, which a continuation of Ser. No. 08/115,438, filed Sep. 1, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/886,413, filed May 19, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,270,964, issued on Dec. 14, 1993.
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USPTO Field of Search     365/52 365/51 365/58 365/63 365/59
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