公开(公告)号：US20080059680A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-06

申请号：US11927387

申请日：2007-10-29

申请人： Siew Hiew ,  Jim Ni ,  Abraham Ma ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Siew Hiew ,  Jim Ni ,  Abraham Ma ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06K19/077 ,  G06K19/07732 ,  H05K5/0278

摘要： A Universal Serial Bus (USB) memory card includes a tube metal housing that is rectangularly-shaped and a Chip-On-Board (COB)-Universal Serial Bus (USB) device and a carrier substrate having a U-block disposed on one side of thereof and vertically extending upwardly from a bottom surface of the U-block, the COB-USB device positioned on the carrier substrate forming a USB card sub-assembly, the USB card sub-assembly being securely located inside the metal housing with the U-block serving to stop the COB-USB device from slipping out of the metal housing.

摘要翻译： 通用串行总线（USB）存储卡包括矩形的管状金属外壳和片上芯片（COB） - 通用串行总线（USB）设备和具有设置在一侧的U形块的载体基板 并且从U形块的底面垂直向上延伸，COB-USB装置定位在形成USB卡子组件的载体衬底上，USB卡子组件牢固地位于金属外壳内，U形 块用于停止COB-USB设备从金属外壳滑出。

公开(公告)号：US20080020641A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-24

申请号：US11859685

申请日：2007-09-21

申请人： Siew Hiew ,  Jim Ni ,  Abraham Ma ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Siew Hiew ,  Jim Ni ,  Abraham Ma ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： H01R13/648

CPC分类号： H05K3/284 ,  H01L24/97 ,  H01L2224/48227 ,  H01L2224/97 ,  H01L2924/01005 ,  H01L2924/01006 ,  H01L2924/01013 ,  H01L2924/01024 ,  H01L2924/0103 ,  H01L2924/01033 ,  H01L2924/01077 ,  H01L2924/01078 ,  H01L2924/01079 ,  H01L2924/01082 ,  H01L2924/12041 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  H01L2924/19041 ,  H01R13/665 ,  H05K1/117 ,  H05K5/0278 ,  H01L2224/85

摘要： A low-profile Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) assembly includes a modular USB core component and an external case. The modular USB core component includes a PCBA in which all passive components and unpackaged IC chips are attached to a single side of a PCB opposite to the metal contacts. The IC chips (e.g., USB controller, flash memory) are attached to the PCB by wire bonding or other chip-on-board (COB) technique. The passive components are attached by conventional surface mount technology (SMT) techniques. A molded housing is then formed over the IC chips and passive components such that the device has a uniform thickness. The modular USB core component is then inserted or otherwise combined with an external plastic case to provide a USB assembly. An optional carrying case is disclosed.

摘要翻译： 一个低调的通用串行总线（USB）组件包括一个模块化的USB内核组件和一个外壳。 模块化USB核心组件包括一个PCBA，其中所有无源组件和未封装的IC芯片都连接到与金属触点相对的PCB的单侧。 IC芯片（例如，USB控制器，闪速存储器）通过引线接合或其它板上芯片（COB）技术附接到PCB。 无源元件通过传统的表面贴装技术（SMT）技术连接起来。 然后在IC芯片和无源部件上形成模制外壳，使得该装置具有均匀的厚度。 然后将模块化的USB核心组件插入或以外部塑料外壳组合以提供USB组件。 公开了一种可选的手提箱。

公开(公告)号：US20080032561A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-07

申请号：US11907024

申请日：2007-10-09

申请人： Siew Hiew ,  Jim Ni ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Siew Hiew ,  Jim Ni ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： H01R33/00

CPC分类号： H01R13/447 ,  G06K19/07732 ,  G06K19/07743 ,  H01R13/6658 ,  Y10T29/49124

摘要： A slim USB memory card is provided with retractable protection shield. A printed circuit board has a surface formed thereon a plurality of metal contacts. A main frame piece has two frame edges parallel with and opposite to each other for housing the printed circuit board. Each frame edge has an inner edge defined therein a track. A protection shield piece has two lateral sides. Each lateral side has a sliding bar, wherein the sliding bars sit on the tracks at the inner edges of the main frame piece, so as to glide back and forth on the tracks to perform cover and retract movement to protect the metal contacts.

摘要翻译： 一个细长的USB存储卡提供有可伸缩保护屏蔽。 印刷电路板具有在其上形成有多个金属触点的表面。 主框架件具有彼此平行并彼此相对的两个框架边缘，用于容纳印刷电路板。 每个框架边缘在其中限定有一个轨道。 保护屏蔽片有两个侧面。 每个侧面具有滑动杆，其中滑动杆位于主框架件的内边缘处的轨道上，以便在轨道上来回滑动以执行覆盖和缩回运动以保护金属触点。

公开(公告)号：US20070180264A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-02

申请号：US11693464

申请日：2007-03-29

申请人： Jim Ni ,  Ken Li ,  Abraham Ma ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Jim Ni ,  Ken Li ,  Abraham Ma ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： H04L9/00 ,  H05K5/02 ,  G11C11/34 ,  H05K5/00

CPC分类号： H05K5/0269

摘要： A case-grounded flash-memory drive has a printed-circuit board assembly (PCBA) with flash-memory chips and a controller chip. The PCBA is encased inside an upper case and a lower case, with a Serial AT-Attachment (SATA) connector that fits through an opening between the cases. The cases can be assembled with the PCBA by a screw-together or thermal-bond adhesive method. Triple-axis case-grounding tabs draw any electro-static-discharges (ESD) current off the upper case along a primary axis and onto a PCBA ground through a secondary axis that is screwed into the PCBA. An intermediary axis between the primary and secondary axes fits around a PCBA notch while the secondary axis passes through a metalized alignment hole on the PCBA for grounding. When the SATA connector is inserted into a host, the host ground sinks ESD currents collected by the triple-axis case-grounding tabs.

摘要翻译： 外壳接地闪存驱动器具有带闪存芯片的印刷电路板组件（PCBA）和控制器芯片。 PCBA被封装在上壳体和下壳体内，并具有通过壳体之间的开口配合的串行AT附件（SATA）连接器。 这些情况可以通过螺纹连接或热粘合粘合方法与PCBA组装。 三轴外壳接地卡舌通过主轴进入上壳体上的任何静电放电（ESD）电流，并通过螺纹连接到PCBA中的次轴上插入PCBA接地。 主轴和副轴之间的中间轴线位于PCBA切口周围，而副轴线穿过PCBA上的金属化对准孔接地。 当SATA连接器插入主机时，主机接地会吸收由三轴外壳接地片收集的ESD电流。

公开(公告)号：US20090097215A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-16

申请号：US11870435

申请日：2007-10-11

申请人： Siew S HIEW ,  Nan Nan ,  Jim Ni ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Siew S HIEW ,  Nan Nan ,  Jim Ni ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： H05K5/00

CPC分类号： H05K9/00

摘要： The present invention discloses UV-epoxy and ultrasonic case assembly methods for a USB flash drive, wherein a transparent or translucent top cover is fastened to a bottom cover containing a printed circuit board assembly via an UV-cure epoxy glue or an ultrasonic weld method. As the top cover of the USB flash drive is transparent or translucent, the USB flash drive has a see-through property and presents an aesthetic taste, which can attract the attention of consumers. Further, the method of the present invention uses less case parts and fewer steps and thus can fabricate a USB flash drive having a lower cost and a better quality at a higher throughput. Furthermore, the USB flash drive fabricated according to the method of the present invention has a better moisture resistance and a better water resistance.

摘要翻译： 本发明公开了一种用于USB闪存驱动器的UV-环氧树脂和超声波外壳组装方法，其中透明或半透明的顶盖通过UV固化环氧胶或超声波焊接方法固定到包含印刷电路板组件的底盖上。 由于USB闪存驱动器的顶盖是透明或半透明的，所以USB闪存驱动器具有透视属性，呈现出审美的味道，这可以吸引消费者的注意。 此外，本发明的方法使用较少的部件和更少的步骤，因此可以以更高的吞吐量制造具有较低成本和更好质量的USB闪存驱动器。 此外，根据本发明的方法制造的USB闪存驱动器具有更好的防潮性和更好的耐水性。

公开(公告)号：US20080041966A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-21

申请号：US11851336

申请日：2007-09-06

申请人： Siew Hiew ,  Nan Nan ,  Abraham Ma ,  Jim Ni ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Siew Hiew ,  Nan Nan ,  Abraham Ma ,  Jim Ni ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： G06K19/06 ,  H01R43/00

CPC分类号： G11C7/24 ,  G06K19/07732 ,  Y10T29/49117

摘要： In an embodiment of the present invention, the hollow shell of a mid-seam memory card is composed of three, independently formed, plastic pieces—a bottom plastic piece, a top plastic piece, and a plastic lid. The plastic pieces are cross-linked using, for example, ultraviolet light (UV) activated epoxy, or ultrasonic-press methods. A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, including memory, is positioned within the cavity of the plastic pieces, and the lid is attached. The PCB assembly can be made using chip on board (COB) or surface mount technology (SMT) components attached using ball grid array (BGA) or thin and small outline package (TSOP) connections. Various read-write/write-protect devices are possible, and can be implemented in the form of a physical feature present on one of the lateral sides of the bottom and top plastic pieces. Such devices allow the card to be read from, or written to, when in read-write mode; and upon action by the user, cause the card to function in a write-protect mode, where no more information can be written to the card's memory. These devices may be manifested as dynamic switches, removably connectible plugs, or permanently removable fin-structures.

摘要翻译： 在本发明的一个实施例中，中缝存储卡的中空壳由三个独立形成的塑料件组成，一个底部塑料件，一个顶部塑料件和一个塑料盖。 使用例如紫外线（UV）活化的环氧树脂或超声波压制方法将塑料片交联。 包括存储器在内的印刷电路板（PCB）组件位于塑料片的空腔内，盖子被连接。 PCB组件可以使用板载（COB）或使用球栅阵列（BGA）或薄型和小型外形封装（TSOP）连接连接的表面贴装技术（SMT）组件进行制造。 各种读/写保护装置是可能的，并且可以以存在于底部和顶部塑料件的侧面之一中的物理特征的形式来实现。 这样的设备允许在读写模式下读取或写入卡; 并且在用户动作时，使得卡以写保护模式工作，其中不再有信息可以写入卡的存储器。 这些装置可以表现为动态开关，可拆卸的可连接插头或永久可拆卸的鳍结构。

公开(公告)号：US20070197101A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-23

申请号：US11739245

申请日：2007-04-24

申请人： Jim Ni ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Jim Ni ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： H01R24/00

CPC分类号： G06K19/077 ,  G06K19/07732

摘要： An embodiment of the present invention includes a super slim compact flash (CF) light Universal Serial Bus (USB) device having a top cover, a top cover slot formed within the top cover and forming a top cover slot cavity, a sliding plug connector positioned within the cavity and flexibly movable therein, a plastic frame disposed below and around the top cover, a retractable slim USB plug connector sub-assembly on top of which and connected thereto is placed the sliding plug connector, the sub-assembly including a retractable slim USB plug connector positioned within the device to be flexibly retracted from or pulled into the device by the sliding plug connector for causing connection to a mating USB plug connector.

摘要翻译： 本发明的一个实施例包括超薄紧凑型闪存（CF）灯通用串行总线（USB）装置，其具有顶盖，顶盖槽形成在顶盖内并形成顶盖槽腔，滑动插头连接器定位 在空腔内并且柔性地可移动的塑料框架设置在顶盖的下面和周围，一个可伸缩的细长的USB插头连接器子组件，其顶部并与之连接，放置滑动插头连接器，该子组件包括可缩回的薄型 USB插头连接器定位在设备内，以通过滑动插头连接器灵活地缩回或拉入设备，用于连接到配对的USB插头连接器。

公开(公告)号：US20070143509A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-21

申请号：US11309842

申请日：2006-10-11

申请人： Jim Ni ,  Abraham Ma ,  Edward Lee ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Jim Ni ,  Abraham Ma ,  Edward Lee ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： H01R13/6658 ,  G06F12/1416 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/78 ,  G06K9/00087 ,  G06K19/07 ,  G06K19/07354 ,  G07C9/00087 ,  H01R13/7175 ,  H05K5/0278

摘要： A Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device has a USB plug that is centered over a center-line of a circuit board. The circuit board with flash memory and a USB flash controller has metal pads that a USB connector is soldered to. The USB connector has a rear step that is about half the height of the USB connector plug. Contacts on the rear step are soldered to the metal pads on the circuit board so that the USB connector is centered around the edge of the circuit board. The overall height of the flash device can be reduced since the bulky USB connector is not attached off-center to the circuit board, but is attached at the half-height rear step. Both the USB connector and the circuit board share the same center line, allowing a printed-circuit board assembly (PCBA) to be symmetric around the center line.

摘要翻译： 通用串行总线（USB）设备具有以电路板中心线为中心的USB插头。 具有闪存的电路板和USB闪存控制器具有焊接USB连接器的金属焊盘。 USB连接器的后部步骤大约是USB连接器插头高度的一半。 后台上的触点焊接到电路板上的金属焊盘，使得USB连接器围绕电路板的边缘居中。 由于笨重的USB连接器不会偏离电路板的中心位置，而是在半高后方的步骤安装，因此闪光装置的整体高度可以减小。 USB连接器和电路板共享相同的中心线，允许印刷电路板组件（PCBA）围绕中心线对称。

公开(公告)号：US20120309231A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-06

申请号：US13585704

申请日：2012-08-14

申请人： David Nguyen ,  Nan Nan ,  Jim Chin-Nan Ni ,  Frank I-Kang Yu ,  Abraham C. Ma ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： David Nguyen ,  Nan Nan ,  Jim Chin-Nan Ni ,  Frank I-Kang Yu ,  Abraham C. Ma ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： H01R13/66

CPC分类号： H01R13/6658

摘要： A USB plug receptacle includes a connector substrate having a tongue portion having a first set of electrical contact pins disposed on a top surface of the tongue portion, a second set of a plurality of electrical pins disposed on a bottom surface of the tongue portion, a third set of electrical contact pins disposed on an opposite end of the tongue portion. The USB plug receptacle further includes a metal case made of a sheet of electrically conductive metal plate by blanking the sheet into a generally tubular shape to receive and enclose the connector substrate. When the connector substrate is inserted into the metal case, the third set of electrical contact pins are exposed outside of the metal case and the third set of electrical contact pins can be mounted on first and second sets of electrical contact pads of a printed circuit board assembly.

摘要翻译： USB插头插座包括具有舌部的连接器基底，舌部具有设置在舌部的顶表面上的第一组电接触针，设置在舌部的底表面上的多个电针的第二组， 设置在舌部相对端的第三组电接触针。 USB插头插座还包括由导电金属板片制成的金属外壳，通过将片材冲压成大致管状形状以接收和封闭连接器基板。 当连接器基板插入金属壳体中时，第三组电接触销被暴露在金属外壳的外部，并且第三组电接触销可以安装在印刷电路板的第一和第二组电接触焊盘上 部件。

公开(公告)号：US08061905B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-22

申请号：US12111872

申请日：2008-04-29

申请人： Abraham Ma ,  I-Kang Yu ,  David Nguyen ,  Charles C. Lee ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Abraham Ma ,  I-Kang Yu ,  David Nguyen ,  Charles C. Lee ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： G02B6/38

CPC分类号： G06K19/07732

摘要： A multi-level cell (MLC) dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive includes a MLC dual-personality extended fiber optic Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug connector connected to a dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive and being removably connectable to a host. The connector is adaptable to receive electrical data and optical data. A transceiver, located on the flash drive, is operative to convert received electrical data to optical data or to convert received optical data to electrical data.

摘要翻译： 多级单元（MLC）双人格扩展光纤闪存驱动器包括连接到双人格扩展光纤闪存驱动器的MLC双人格扩展光纤通用串行总线（USB）插头连接器，并且可移除地连接到 主办。 该连接器适用于接收电气数据和光学数据。 位于闪存驱动器上的收发器用于将接收的电数据转换为光学数据或将接收到的光学数据转换为电气数据。