Intel Corporation
Memory module connector

Abstract:

An electrical connector for connecting a circuit card to a substrate. The connector includes a housing and forklocks. The housing is in an elongated shape and includes a slot for accepting an edge of the circuit card. The forklocks are extended from a bottom surface of the housing on each end of the housing. The forklocks are inserted into through holes formed in the substrate to secure the housing to the substrate. The forklocks are rotated by a predetermined degree of angle (e.g. 45 degrees) about a longitudinal direction of the housing. The circuit card may be a memory module, such as a dual in-line memory module, and the substrate may be a printed circuit board. The circuit card may be a daughter board and the substrate may be a mother board.