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SanDisk's Smallest USB: Meet Extreme Fit
5 Aug
Summary
- SanDisk Extreme Fit is among the world's smallest USB drives.
- It is designed to sit nearly flush inside a USB port.
- Engineers used a vertical USB-C connector and proprietary PCB.
SanDisk has released the Extreme Fit, a USB drive notable for its exceptionally small size, allowing it to sit nearly flush within a USB port. This design makes it ideal for discreetly adding storage capacity to laptops.
Engineers at SanDisk developed this compact drive by implementing a vertical USB-C connector. This innovation was made possible through the use of a proprietary interposer printed circuit board, enabling the connector to be mounted perpendicular to the SiP (System-in-Package).
The development process involved overcoming several engineering hurdles, with multiple prototypes initially failing. However, the team successfully refined the hardware to create the final, eye-catching form factor of the Extreme Fit.
