Hard Disk Drives
ZIF tape connections are used for connecting IDE and SATA disk drives (mostly 1.8" factor). ZIF-style connectors for IDE hard drives were used primarily in the design of Ultra-Portable notebooks, and has since been phased out, as SATA has a relatively small-form-factor connector by default. Also, nearly all hard drives use ZIF tape to connect their circuit board to their platter motor.
Three types of ZIF connectors are known to exist on 1.8" drives. ZIF-24, ZIF-40, and ZIF-50 with 24, 40, and 50 pins respectively.
ZIF tape connections are also heavily used in the design of the Apple Inc. iPod range of portable media players.
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