Mass storage devices packages and software-defined arrays of such packages

摘要

A mass storage devices package (10) includes a structure comprising a stack of two or more mass storage devices (14) of same dimensions, each having a form factor having two opposite main surfaces. The mass storage devices (14) are superimposed in a stacking direction perpendicular to their main surfaces. The mass storage devices package (10) further includes a controller board (12) mounted on top of the stack, aligned therewith, the controller board (12) including connectors (125) connecting to the mass storage devices (14) of the stack so as to control the mass storage devices (14). The controller board (12) has a form factor having two opposite main surfaces, the latter opposite main surfaces of the more mass storage devices (14) of the stack, wherein a maximal dimension of any of the main surfaces of the controller board (12) is less than or equal to a maximal dimension of the structure, in any direction perpendicular to the stacking direction.