Connector with anchoring power pin
Anchoring power pins are described herein. In one embodiment, a system includes a circuit board including a through hole, and a connector for coupling a module with the circuit board. The connector includes housing including a module-facing side to receive the module and a circuit board-facing side to couple with the circuit board. The connector includes a conductive power pin to both physically anchor the connector to the circuit board and electrically couple the module with the circuit board, the conductive power pin including a tip protruding from the circuit board-facing side of the connector to extend into a matching through hole in the circuit board.
1. A connector for coupling a module with a circuit board, the connector comprising:
housing including a module-facing side to receive the module and a circuit board-facing side to couple with the circuit board;
a conductive power pin to both physically anchor the connector to the circuit board and electrically couple the module with the circuit board, the conductive power pin including a tip protruding from the circuit board-facing side of the connector at an orthogonal angle relative to the circuit board to extend into a matching hole in the circuit board; and
a plurality of signal pins, wherein each of the plurality of signal pins has a module-contacting end at least partially contained in the housing to couple with the module and a circuit board-contacting end at least partially external to the housing to couple with the circuit board;
wherein a length of a portion of the conductive power pin that is external to the housing is greater than a length of a portion of one of the plurality of signal pins that is external to the housing.
2. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the tip of the conductive power pin comprises a tip extending in a straight line away from the circuit board-facing side of the housing.
3. The connector of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of conductive power pins, including the conductive power pin.
4. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the conductive power pin is located between two sets of signal pins in a middle section of the connector.
5. The connector of claim 1 , further comprising an opposing pair of conductive power pins located in a middle section of the connector.
6. The connector of claim 1 , wherein
the conductive power pin has a width that is greater than a width of a given one of the plurality of signal pins.
7. The connector of claim 1 , wherein
the conductive power pin has a thickness that is greater than a width of a given one of the plurality of signal pins.
8. The connector of claim 1 , wherein
the tip of the conductive power pin has a tapered shape.
9. The connector of claim 1 , wherein:
the tip of the conductive power pin comprises a blade-shaped tip.
10. The connector of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second conductive power pin opposite to the conductive power pin to form a pair of opposing conductive power pins;
wherein a tip of each of the opposing pair of conductive power pins that is external to the housing comprises a non-straight section between two straight sections.
11. The connector of claim 1 , further comprising:
a pair of opposing conductive power pins, including the conductive power pin; and
rows of opposing signal pins;
wherein a distance between the opposing conductive power pins at the circuit board-facing side is greater than a distance between the rows of opposing signal pins at their corresponding end.
12. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the module comprises a dual in-line memory module (DIMM), and the connector comprises a DIMM connector.
13. The connector of claim 2 , wherein the tip of the conductive power pin is orthogonal to the circuit board-facing side of the housing.
14. The connector of claim 3 , wherein:
the plurality of conductive power pins comprises an opposing pair of conductive power pins positioned adjacent to each of two ends of the housing at the circuit board-facing side of the housing.
15. The connector of claim 14 , further comprising:
an ejector at each of the two ends;
wherein the opposing pair of conductive power pins at a given one of the two ends is located between the ejector and a signal pin of the connector.
16. The connector of claim 15 , wherein the opposing pair of conductive power pins are spaced apart from each other by a distance to straddle the ejector when the ejector is in an ejected position.
17. The connector of claim 10 , wherein the non-straight sections of the pair of opposing conductive power pins protrude away from each other.
18. The connector of claim 10 , wherein the pair of opposing conductive power pins comprise a conductive fork lock.
19. A system comprising:
a circuit board comprising a through hole; and
a connector for coupling a module with the circuit board, the connector comprising:
housing including a module-facing side to receive the module and a circuit board-facing side to couple with the circuit board;
a conductive power pin to both physically anchor the connector to the circuit board and electrically couple the module with the circuit board, the conductive power pin including a tip protruding from the circuit board-facing side of the connector at an orthogonal angle relative to the circuit board to extend into the through hole in the circuit board; and
a plurality of signal pins, wherein each of the plurality of signal pins has a module-contacting end at least partially contained in the housing to couple with the module and a circuit board-contacting end at least partially external to the housing to couple with the circuit board;
wherein a length of a portion of the conductive power pin that is external to the housing is greater than a length of a portion of one of the plurality of signal pins that is external to the housing.
20. The system of claim 19 , further comprising the module to be received by the connector to couple with the circuit board, wherein the module comprises a dual inline memory module.