BACKGROUND

Field of the Disclosure

The disclosure relates generally to an information handling system, and in particular, a storage drive with a capacitor module.

Description of the Related Art

As the value and use of information continues to increase, individuals and businesses seek additional ways to process and store information. One option available to users is information handling systems. An information handling system generally processes, compiles, stores, and/or communicates information or data for business, personal, or other purposes thereby allowing users to take advantage of the value of the information. Because technology and information handling needs and requirements vary between different users or applications, information handling systems may also vary regarding what information is handled, how the information is handled, how much information is processed, stored, or communicated, and how quickly and efficiently the information may be processed, stored, or communicated. The variations in information handling systems allow for information handling systems to be general or configured for a specific user or specific use such as financial transaction processing, airline reservations, enterprise data storage, or global communications. In addition, information handling systems may include a variety of hardware and software components that may be configured to process, store, and communicate information and may include one or more computer systems, data storage systems, and networking systems.

Storage drives of information handling systems can include capacitors. However, capacitors can have a large size, and thus, occupy a large space on a storage drive such as a solid-state drive (SSD) on a printed circuit board (PCB). Inducing such large capacitors can prevent inclusion of additional flash memory components on the SSD PCB.

SUMMARY

Innovative aspects of the subject matter described in this specification may be embodied in a storage drive, including: a main module, including: a main printed circuit board (PCB) having a first side positioned opposite to a second side; flash memory components positioned on the main PCB at a first end of the storage drive, a controller module positioned on the main PCB at a second end of the storage drive opposite to the first end; and a capacitor module, including: a module printed circuit board (PCB) having a first side positioned opposite to a second side; a plurality of capacitors positioned on the module PCB on the first side of the module PCB, wherein the capacitor module is coupled to the main module such that the capacitor module is positioned at the first end of the storage drive and the first side of the capacitor module faces the first side of the main module.

Other embodiments of these aspects include corresponding systems and apparatus.

These and other embodiments may each optionally include one or more of the following features. For instance, the storage drive is a solid-state drive (SSD) storage drive. The capacitor module further includes a signal connector positioned on the first side of the capacitor module, the signal connector connecting the capacitor module to the main module to transmit signals between the capacitor module and the main module. The signal connector includes multiple pins that directly contact pads of the main module. The signal connector includes wires with connectors. The flash memory components are positioned on the first side and the second side of the main PCB. The plurality of capacitors face the flash memory elements that are positioned on the first side of the main PCB. The controller module is positioned on the first side of the main PCB.

Particular implementations of the subject matter described in this specification can be implemented so as to realize one or more of the following advantages. For example, space on a SSD PCB can be increased, leading to higher capacity and more compact SSDs.

The details of one or more embodiments of the subject matter described in this specification are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other potential features, aspects, and advantages of the subject matter will become apparent from the description, the drawings, and the claims.

