公开(公告)号：US07069369B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-27

申请号：US10708634

申请日：2004-03-16

申请人： Horng-Yee Chou ,  Szu-Kuang Chou ,  Charles C. Lee

发明人： Horng-Yee Chou ,  Szu-Kuang Chou ,  Charles C. Lee

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F13/385 ,  G06K19/07732 ,  G06K19/07733 ,  H01R13/26

摘要： An extended Secure-Digital (SD) card has a second interface that uses some of the SD-interface lines. The SD card's mechanical and electrical card-interface is used, but 2 or 4 signals in the SD interface are multiplexed for use by the second interface. The second interface can have a single differential pair of serial-data lines to perform Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) transfers, or two pairs of differential data lines for Serial-Advanced-Technology-Attachment (SATA), Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIE), or IEEE 1394 transfers. A card-detection routine on a host can initially use the SD interface to detect extended capabilities and command the card to switch to using the second interface. The extended SD card can communicate with legacy SD hosts using just the SD interface, and extended SD hosts can read legacy SD cards using just the SD interface, or extended SD cards using the second interface. MultiMediaCard and Memory Stick are alternatives.

摘要翻译： 扩展的安全数字（SD）卡具有使用一些SD接口线路的第二接口。 使用SD卡的机电卡接口，SD接口中的2或4个信号被复用以供第二个接口使用。 第二个接口可以具有单个差分对的串行数据线来执行通用串行总线（USB）传输，或两对差分数据线用于串行高级技术附件（SATA），外围组件互连Express（Express） PCIE）或IEEE 1394传输。 主机上的卡检测程序最初可以使用SD接口来检测扩展功能，并命令卡切换到使用第二个接口。 扩展SD卡可以使用SD接口与传统SD主机进行通信，扩展SD主机可以使用SD接口读取旧SD卡，也可以使用第二个接口读取扩展SD卡。 多媒体卡和记忆棒是替代品。

公开(公告)号：US07844763B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-30

申请号：US12608842

申请日：2009-10-29

申请人： I-Kang Yu ,  Horng-Yee Chou ,  Szu-Kuang Chou ,  Charles C. Lee

发明人： I-Kang Yu ,  Horng-Yee Chou ,  Szu-Kuang Chou ,  Charles C. Lee

IPC分类号： G06F13/12 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F13/387 ,  G06F13/385 ,  G06K19/07732 ,  G06K19/07733 ,  Y02D10/14 ,  Y02D10/151

摘要： A flash memory card includes a differential datapath that enables communications between the flash memory card and a host device to be performed using differential signals. The differential datapath can translate between the differential signals and card-specific signals that control read/write operations to the memory array of the flash memory card. The card-specific signals can be standard MultimediaCard, Secure-Digital card, Memory Stick, or CompactFlash card signals, among others. A host device that provides differential data transfer capability can include a similar differential datapath. By using differential data transfer rather than conventional clocked data transfer, overall data bandwidth between a flash memory card and a host device can be significantly increased, while simultaneously decreasing power consumption and pin requirements.

摘要翻译： 闪存卡包括差分数据路径，其使得能够使用差分信号执行闪存卡与主机设备之间的通信。 差分数据路径可以在差分信号和控制对闪存卡的存储器阵列的读/写操作的卡特定信号之间进行转换。 卡特定信号可以是标准的多媒体卡，安全数字卡，记忆棒或CompactFlash卡信号。 提供差分数据传输能力的主机设备可以包括类似的差分数据路径。 通过使用差分数据传输而不是传统的时钟数据传输，闪存卡和主机设备之间的总体数据带宽可以显着增加，同时降低功耗和引脚要求。

公开(公告)号：US07707321B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-27

申请号：US11928124

申请日：2007-10-30

申请人： Charles C. Lee ,  David Q. Chow ,  Abraham C. Ma ,  Frank Yu ,  Ming-Shiang Shen ,  Horng-Yee Chou

发明人： Charles C. Lee ,  David Q. Chow ,  Abraham C. Ma ,  Frank Yu ,  Ming-Shiang Shen ,  Horng-Yee Chou

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/38

CPC分类号： G06F13/28 ,  Y02D10/14

摘要： An extended Universal-Serial Bus (EUSB) host has reduced loading by using radio frequency (RF) transceivers or direct wiring traces rather than a pair of legacy USB cables. The reduced loading opens the eye pattern. The EUSB device transfers internal data using chained Direct-Memory Access (DMA). Registers in a DMA controller point to a vector table that has vector entries, each pointing to a destination and a source. The source is a memory table for a memory group. The memory table has entries for several memory segments. Each memory-table entry has a pointer to a memory segment and a byte count for the segment. Once all bytes in the segment are transferred, a flag in the entry indicates when another memory segment follows within the memory group. When an END flag is read, then vector table is advanced to the next vector entry, and another memory group of memory segments processed.

摘要翻译： 扩展的通用串行总线（EUSB）主机通过使用射频（RF）收发器或直接布线轨迹而不是一对传统的USB电缆减少了负载。 减少负荷打开眼睛图案。 EUSB设备使用链接的直接内存访问（DMA）传输内部数据。 DMA控制器中的寄存器指向具有向量条目的向量表，每个向量表指向一个目的地和一个源。 源是内存组的内存表。 内存表有几个内存段的条目。 每个存储表条目具有指向存储器段的指针和段的字节计数。 一旦片段中的所有字节都被传送，该条目中的标志表示在存储器组中跟随其他内存段的时间。 读取END标志时，向量表前进到下一个向量条目，并处理另一个内存段的内存组。

公开(公告)号：US20100049878A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-25

申请号：US12608842

申请日：2009-10-29

申请人： I-Kang Yu ,  Horng-Yee Chou ,  Szu-Kuang Chou ,  Charles C. Lee

发明人： I-Kang Yu ,  Horng-Yee Chou ,  Szu-Kuang Chou ,  Charles C. Lee

IPC分类号： G06F13/12 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F13/387 ,  G06F13/385 ,  G06K19/07732 ,  G06K19/07733 ,  Y02D10/14 ,  Y02D10/151

摘要： A flash memory card includes a differential datapath that enables communications between the flash memory card and a host device to be performed using differential signals. The differential datapath can translate between the differential signals and card-specific signals that control read/write operations to the memory array of the flash memory card. The card-specific signals can be standard MultimediaCard, Secure-Digital card, Memory Stick, or CompactFlash card signals, among others. A host device that provides differential data transfer capability can include a similar differential datapath. By using differential data transfer rather than conventional clocked data transfer, overall data bandwidth between a flash memory card and a host device can be significantly increased, while simultaneously decreasing power consumption and pin requirements.

摘要翻译： 闪存卡包括差分数据路径，其使得能够使用差分信号执行闪存卡与主机设备之间的通信。 差分数据路径可以在差分信号和控制对闪存卡的存储器阵列的读/写操作的卡特定信号之间进行转换。 卡特定信号可以是标准的多媒体卡，安全数字卡，记忆棒或CompactFlash卡信号。 提供差分数据传输能力的主机设备可以包括类似的差分数据路径。 通过使用差分数据传输而不是传统的时钟数据传输，闪存卡和主机设备之间的总体数据带宽可以显着增加，同时降低功耗和引脚要求。

公开(公告)号：US07394661B2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-01

申请号：US10882539

申请日：2004-06-30

申请人： Kuang-Yu Wang ,  Charles C. Lee ,  Horng-Yee Chou

发明人： Kuang-Yu Wang ,  Charles C. Lee ,  Horng-Yee Chou

IPC分类号： H05K5/03

CPC分类号： H05K5/0278 ,  H01R13/447 ,  H05K1/181 ,  H05K1/182 ,  H05K2201/10189 ,  H05K2201/10446 ,  H05K2203/1572

摘要： The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a flash memory assembly. The flash memory assembly includes a connector and a printed circuit board (PCB) coupled to the connector. The center of the PCB is positioned substantially at the center of the connector. An electronic component is coupled to one side of the PCB. In another aspect of the present invention, a second electronic component is coupled to a second side of the PCB. In another aspect of the present invention, the electronic components and the PCB are protected by covers joined using interference fitting or ultrasonic joining. In another aspect of the present invention, a cap protects the connector. The cap can be removably coupled to the connector.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于提供闪存组件的方法和系统。 闪存组件包括连接器和耦合到连接器的印刷电路板（PCB）。 PCB的中心基本上位于连接器的中心。 电子部件耦合到PCB的一侧。 在本发明的另一方面，第二电子部件耦合到PCB的第二侧。 在本发明的另一方面，电子部件和PCB由使用干涉配合或超声波接合连接的盖保护。 在本发明的另一方面，帽保护连接器。 盖可以可拆卸地联接到连接器。

公开(公告)号：US07299316B2

公开(公告)日：2007-11-20

申请号：US10956826

申请日：2004-10-01

申请人： Horng-Yee Chou ,  Edward W. Lee

发明人： Horng-Yee Chou ,  Edward W. Lee

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0246 ,  G06F2212/7205 ,  G06F2212/7208

摘要： A memory flash card reader includes a processor for receiving at least one request from a host system, an index comprising information regarding sectors of the memory flash card wherein the processor may utilize the index to determine sectors of the memory flash card that are available for programming, reprogramming, or reading, and at least one card controller coupled to the processor.

摘要翻译： 存储器闪存读卡器包括用于从主机系统接收至少一个请求的处理器，包括关于存储器闪存卡的扇区的信息的索引，其中处理器可利用索引来确定可用于编程的存储器闪存卡的扇区 ，重新编程或读取，以及耦合到处理器的至少一个卡控制器。

公开(公告)号：US07130958B2

公开(公告)日：2006-10-31

申请号：US10708096

申请日：2004-02-09

申请人： Horng-Yee Chou ,  Ben Wei Chen

发明人： Horng-Yee Chou ,  Ben Wei Chen

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G11C16/10

摘要： A serial flash-memory chip has a serial-bus interface to an external controller. A flash-memory block in the serial flash-memory chip can be read by the external controller sending a read-request packet over the serial bus to the serial flash-memory chip, which reads the flash memory and sends the data back in a data-payload field in a completion packet. Data in a write-request packet is written to the flash memory, and a message packet sent back over the serial bus. The serial bus can be a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Express bus with bi-directional pairs of differential lines. Packets have modified-PCI-Express headers that define the packet type and data-payload length. Vendor-defined packets can send flash commands such as reset, erase, or responses after operations such as program or erase. A serial engine and microcontroller or state machine are on the serial flash-memory chip.

摘要翻译： 串行闪存芯片具有到外部控制器的串行总线接口。 串行闪速存储器芯片中的闪存块可以由外部控制器通过串行总线发送读取请求数据包到串行闪速存储器芯片读取，串行闪存芯片读取闪存并将数据发送回数据 -payload字段在完成数据包中。 写请求数据包中的数据被写入闪速存储器，并且通过串行总线发回消息数据包。 串行总线可以是具有双向差分线对的外围组件互连（PCI）Express总线。 数据包已经修改了PCI-Express头，定义了数据包类型和数据有效负载长度。 供应商定义的数据包可以在诸如编程或擦除的操作之后发送闪烁命令，例如复位，擦除或响应。 串行引擎和微控制器或状态机位于串行闪存芯片上。

公开(公告)号：US07108560B1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-19

申请号：US10834615

申请日：2004-04-28

申请人： Horng-Yee Chou ,  Ren-Kang Chiou ,  Szu-Kuang Chou

发明人： Horng-Yee Chou ,  Ren-Kang Chiou ,  Szu-Kuang Chou

IPC分类号： H01R24/00

CPC分类号： H01R13/26 ,  G06K19/07732 ,  G06K19/07733 ,  H01R12/725 ,  H01R13/658

摘要： Host computers and peripheral devices communicating through extended USB connectors and plugs are disclosed. The host computer and peripheral device communicate via a non-USB communication mode, using the extended capability of the extended USB connectors and plugs. Software and hardware to facilitate such communication are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 公开了通过扩展USB连接器和插头进行通信的主机和外围设备。 主机和外围设备通过非USB通信模式进行通信，使用扩展USB连接器和插头的扩展功能。 还公开了促进这种通信的软件和硬件。

公开(公告)号：US07104848B1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-12

申请号：US10835423

申请日：2004-04-28

申请人： Horng-Yee Chou ,  Ren-Kang Chiou ,  Szu-Kuang Chou

发明人： Horng-Yee Chou ,  Ren-Kang Chiou ,  Szu-Kuang Chou

IPC分类号： H01R24/00

CPC分类号： G06K19/07732 ,  G06K19/07733 ,  H01R24/62 ,  H01R27/02

摘要： Host computers and peripheral devices communicating through extended USB connectors and plugs are disclosed. The host computer and peripheral device are capable of communicating via multiple communication modes, using the extended capability of the extended USB connectors and plugs. Software and hardware to facilitate such communication are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 公开了通过扩展USB连接器和插头进行通信的主机和外围设备。 使用扩展USB连接器和插头的扩展功能，主机和外围设备能够通过多种通信模式进行通信。 还公开了促进这种通信的软件和硬件。

公开(公告)号：US07836236B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-16

申请号：US10854004

申请日：2004-05-25

申请人： Horng-Yee Chou ,  Szu-Kuang Chou ,  Kuang-Yu Wang ,  I-Kang Yu

发明人： Horng-Yee Chou ,  Szu-Kuang Chou ,  Kuang-Yu Wang ,  I-Kang Yu

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/12 ,  H05K7/10

CPC分类号： G06F13/385 ,  G06K19/07732 ,  G06K19/07733 ,  H01R13/26 ,  Y02D10/14 ,  Y02D10/151

摘要： Systems and methods for communicating using various protocols through the Secured Digital (SD) physical interface are disclosed. The invention covers, among others, single-mode and multi-mode hosts, single-mode and multi-mode devices, as well as techniques for initializing these hosts and devices in order to facilitate the aforementioned communication.

摘要翻译： 公开了使用各种协议通过安全数字（SD）物理接口进行通信的系统和方法。 本发明尤其涉及单模和多模式主机，单模和多模式装置，以及用于初始化这些主机和装置以便于上述通信的技术。