公开(公告)号：US07440287B1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-21

申请号：US11871103

申请日：2007-10-11

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

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

IPC分类号： H05K7/02 ,  H05K7/10

CPC分类号： H01R24/62 ,  H01R13/7175 ,  H01R27/00 ,  Y10S439/945 ,  Y10S439/951

摘要： An extended Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) connector plug and socket each have a pin substrate with one surface that supports the four metal contact pins for the standard USB interface. An extension of the pin substrate carries another 8 extension metal contact pins that mate when both the connector plug and socket are extended. The extension can be an increased length of the plug's and socket's pin substrate or a reverse side of the substrate. Standard USB connectors do not make contact with the extension metal contacts that are recessed, retracted by a mechanical switch, or on the extension of the socket's pin substrate that a standard USB connector cannot reach. Standard USB sockets do not make contact with the extension metal contacts because the extended connector's extension contacts are recessed, or on the extension of the connector pin substrate that does not fit inside a standard USB socket.

摘要翻译： 扩展的通用串行总线（USB）连接器插头和插座每个都具有一个引脚基板，一个表面支持用于标准USB接口的四个金属触点引脚。 当两个连接器插头和插座都延伸时，针脚衬底的延伸部分带有另外8个延伸金属接触针。 扩展可以是插头和插座的引脚基板或基板的相反侧的增加的长度。 标准USB连接器不能与通过机械开关凹入，缩回的扩展金属触点或标准USB连接器无法到达的插座引脚基板延伸部分接触。 由于扩展连接器的扩展触点凹进，或者连接器针脚基座的延伸部分不符合标准USB插座，因此标准USB插座不会与延长金属触点接触。

公开(公告)号：US20080232060A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-25

申请号：US12050754

申请日：2008-03-18

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

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

IPC分类号： H05K7/00

CPC分类号： H05K5/0278 ,  G06K19/07732 ,  G06K19/07743 ,  H01R35/04

摘要： A portable USB device is described herein. According to one embodiment, a portable USB device includes a core unit having a USB plug connector coupled to one or more multi-level cell (MLC) flash memory devices and an MLC flash controller disposed therein. The device further includes a housing for enclosing the core unit. The device further includes a swivel cap having a top surface and a bottom surface by bending a flat panel into a U-shape block having an opening end, a close end, and two side-openings, where the top and bottom surfaces of the swivel cap include a rivet opening align with each other. The housing having the core unit therein is sandwiched by the swivel cap using a set of rivets through the rivet openings of the housings and the swivel cap. The core unit can be rotated with respect to the rivet set in and out of the swivel cap.

摘要翻译： 这里描述了便携式USB设备。 根据一个实施例，便携式USB设备包括具有耦合到一个或多个多电平单元（MLC）闪存设备的USB插头连接器和设置在其中的MLC闪存控制器的核心单元。 该装置还包括用于封闭核心单元的壳体。 该装置还包括具有顶表面和底表面的旋转盖，其通过将平板弯曲成具有开口端，近端和两个侧开口的U形块，其中旋转件的顶表面和底表面 帽子包括彼此对准的铆钉开口。 其中具有芯单元的壳体通过旋转盖被使用一组铆钉夹在壳体和旋转盖的铆钉开口之间。 芯单元可以相对于旋转盖中的铆钉组而旋转。

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：US20120042120A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-16

申请号：US13280193

申请日：2011-10-24

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

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

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/42

CPC分类号： G06F12/1416 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/78 ,  G06K19/07 ,  G06K19/07354 ,  G07C9/00087 ,  Y02D10/13

摘要： An extended Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) connector plug and socket each have a pin substrate with one surface that supports the four metal contact pins for the standard USB interface. An extension of the pin substrate carries another 8 extension metal contact pins that mate when both the connector plug and socket are extended. The extension can be an increased length of the plug's and socket's pin substrate or a reverse side of the substrate. Standard USB connectors do not make contact with the extension metal contacts that are recessed, retracted by a mechanical switch, or on the extension of the socket's pin substrate that a standard USB connector cannot reach. Standard USB sockets do not make contact with the extension metal contacts because the extended connector's extension contacts are recessed, or on the extension of the connector pin substrate that does not fit inside a standard USB socket.

摘要翻译： 扩展的通用串行总线（USB）连接器插头和插座每个都具有一个引脚基板，一个表面支持用于标准USB接口的四个金属触点引脚。 当两个连接器插头和插座都延伸时，针脚衬底的延伸部分带有另外8个延伸金属接触针。 扩展可以是插头和插座的引脚基板或基板的相反侧的增加的长度。 标准USB连接器不能与通过机械开关凹入，缩回的扩展金属触点或标准USB连接器无法到达的插座引脚基板延伸部分接触。 由于扩展连接器的扩展触点凹进，或者连接器针脚基座的延伸部分不符合标准USB插座，因此标准USB插座不会与延长金属触点接触。

公开(公告)号：US07806705B2

公开(公告)日：2010-10-05

申请号：US12604309

申请日：2009-10-22

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

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

IPC分类号： H01R13/44

CPC分类号： C09D17/001

摘要： A portable USB device with an improved configuration is described herein. According to one embodiment, a portable USB device includes a core unit having a USB plug connector coupled to one or more flash memory devices and a flash controller disposed therein, where the flash controller is capable of exchanging data with a host via the USB plug connector using a bulk-only-transfer protocol. The portable USB device further includes a housing for enclosing the core unit, including a front end opening to allow the USB plug connector to be deployed. The portable USB device further includes a core unit carrier for carrying the core unit for deploying and retracting the core unit, including a slide button to allow a finger of a user to slide the USB plug connector of the core unit in and out of the housing via the front end opening of the housing.

摘要翻译： 本文描述了具有改进的配置的便携式USB设备。 根据一个实施例，便携式USB设备包括具有耦合到一个或多个闪存设备的USB插头连接器和设置在其中的闪存控制器的核心单元，其中闪存控制器能够经由USB插头连接器与主机交换数据 使用批量传输协议。 便携式USB设备还包括用于封装核心单元的壳体，包括前端开口以允许USB插头连接器被部署。 便携式USB装置还包括用于承载用于部署和缩回核心单元的核心单元的核心单元载体，包括滑动按钮，以允许用户的手指将核心单元的USB插头连接器滑入和移出壳体 通过外壳的前端开口。

公开(公告)号：US07576990B2

公开(公告)日：2009-08-18

申请号：US11683292

申请日：2007-03-07

申请人： Jim Chin-Nan Ni ,  Charles C. Lee ,  Abraham C. Ma ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Jim Chin-Nan Ni ,  Charles C. Lee ,  Abraham C. Ma ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： H05K1/14

CPC分类号： H05K5/0269 ,  G06F12/1416 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/78 ,  G06K9/00087 ,  G06K19/07 ,  G06K19/07354 ,  G07C9/00087 ,  H05K5/026

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 and opening between the cases. The cases can be assembled with the PCBA by a snap-together, ultrasonic-press, screw-fastener, or thermal-bond adhesive method. Dual-axis case-grounding pins draw any electro-static-discharges (ESD) current off the upper case along a primary axis and onto a PCBA ground through a secondary axis washer that is screwed into the PCBA. The primary axis body of the dual-axis case-grounding pins fits around a PCBA notch while the secondary axis passes through a metalized alignment hole for grounding. When the SATA connector is inserted into a host, the host ground sinks ESD currents collected by the dual-axis case-grounding pins.

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，并具有穿过并在壳体之间打开的串行AT附件（SATA）连接器。 这些情况可以通过卡扣，超声波压力机，螺纹紧固件或热粘合粘合剂方法与PCBA组装。 双轴外壳接地引脚通过螺纹连接到PCBA中的次轴垫圈将初始轴上的任何静电放电（ESD）电流从主轴上吸入PCBA接地。 双轴壳体 - 接地销的主轴体装配在PCBA槽口周围，而副轴线穿过金属化的对准孔进行接地。 当SATA连接器插入主机时，主机接地将吸收由双轴外壳接地引脚收集的ESD电流。

公开(公告)号：US07507119B2

公开(公告)日：2009-03-24

申请号：US11309847

申请日：2006-10-12

申请人： Jim Chin-Nan Ni ,  Charles C. Lee ,  Abraham C. Ma ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Jim Chin-Nan Ni ,  Charles C. Lee ,  Abraham C. Ma ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： H01R13/648

CPC分类号： H01R13/6658 ,  H01R13/7175 ,  H05K5/0278

摘要： A Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device has a USB plug with reduced wobble. A USB metal wrap around the perimeter of the USB plug is attached to a housing by overmolding. A plug supporter is inserted into the front of the USB metal wrap, and has locking tabs that snap over the inside wall of the housing. Side tabs on the plug supporter fit into side slots on the USB metal wrap to secure the plug supporter inside the USB metal wrap. A circuit board with a USB flash controller has USB metal contacts on an extension end that is inserted through the housing and into the USB metal wrap. The extension end fits underneath top tabs on the plug supporter, preventing the extension end with the USB metal contacts from upward wobble when the USB plug is inserted into a USB socket.

摘要翻译： 通用串行总线（USB）设备具有减少摆动的USB插头。 围绕USB插头的周边的USB金属包裹通过包覆成型附接到外壳。 插头支撑件插入USB金属包装的前部，并具有卡在外壳内壁上的锁定片。 插头支架上的侧面接头装配在USB金属外壳上的侧插槽中，以将插头支撑件固定在USB金属包装内。 带有USB闪存控制器的电路板在扩展端有USB金属触点，插入通过外壳和USB金属外壳。 延长端配合在插头支架上的顶部卡舌下方，当USB插头插入USB插座时，防止USB金属触点的延伸端向上摆动。

公开(公告)号：US07428605B2

公开(公告)日：2008-09-23

申请号：US11309842

申请日：2006-10-11

申请人： Jim Chin-Nan Ni ,  Abraham C. Ma ,  Edward W. Lee ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Jim Chin-Nan Ni ,  Abraham C. Ma ,  Edward W. Lee ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： G06F13/12 ,  H01R29/00

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：US20080198545A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-21

申请号：US12043398

申请日：2008-03-06

申请人： Jim Chin-Nan Ni ,  Charles C. Lee ,  Frank Yu ,  Abraham C. Ma ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Jim Chin-Nan Ni ,  Charles C. Lee ,  Frank Yu ,  Abraham C. Ma ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： G06F1/16

CPC分类号： G06F12/1416 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0679 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/78

摘要： An open-frame flash-memory drive has a printed-circuit board assembly (PCBA) with flash-memory chips, a controller chip, and a Serial AT-Attachment (SATA) connector soldered to it. The PCBA is only partially encased by left and right frames or by a U-shaped bracket frame. The frames have PCBA supports and guide posts that fit near edges of the PCBA. The frames do not cover the top and bottom of the PCBA, allowing chips on the PCBA to be ventilated by unblocked air flow. Screws that attach the PCBA to the frame have metal collars that ground the frame to the PCBA's ground plane. The screws form a current path to draw any electro-static-discharge (ESD) current off the frame and onto a PCBA ground. When the SATA connector is inserted into a host, the host ground sinks ESD currents collected by the open frame.

摘要翻译： 开放式闪存驱动器具有焊接到其上的具有闪存芯片的印刷电路板组件（PCBA），控制器芯片和串行AT附件（SATA）连接器。 PCBA仅部分地被左右框架或U形支架框架包围。 这些框架具有PCBA支撑和适合PCBA边缘附近的导向柱。 框架不覆盖PCBA的顶部和底部，允许PCBA上的芯片通过未阻塞的气流通风。 将PCBA连接到框架上的螺钉具有金属套环，将框架接地到PCBA的接地平面。 螺钉形成电流通道，以将任何静电放电（ESD）电流从框架上取出并插入PCBA接地。 当SATA连接器插入主机时，主机接地会吸收由开放框架收集的ESD电流。

公开(公告)号：US20080145968A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-19

申请号：US11966871

申请日：2007-12-28

申请人： Siew S. Hiew ,  Nan Nan ,  Paul Hsueh ,  Abraham C. Ma ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Siew S. Hiew ,  Nan Nan ,  Paul Hsueh ,  Abraham C. Ma ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： H05K3/00 ,  H01L21/00

CPC分类号： H05K3/0052 ,  H01L21/561 ,  H01L23/5388 ,  H01L24/48 ,  H01L24/49 ,  H01L24/97 ,  H01L2224/05554 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/48227 ,  H01L2224/49175 ,  H01L2224/97 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/01005 ,  H01L2924/01006 ,  H01L2924/01033 ,  H01L2924/01047 ,  H01L2924/01077 ,  H01L2924/01079 ,  H01L2924/01082 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  H01L2924/181 ,  H01L2924/1815 ,  H01L2924/19041 ,  H05K1/117 ,  H05K3/284 ,  H05K2201/09063 ,  H05K2201/0909 ,  Y10T29/49002 ,  Y10T29/49124 ,  Y10T29/4913 ,  Y10T29/49133 ,  Y10T29/49137 ,  Y10T29/49146 ,  Y10T29/49789 ,  H01L2224/85 ,  H01L2924/00012 ,  H01L2924/00 ,  H01L2224/45099 ,  H01L2224/45015 ,  H01L2924/207

摘要： A method for fabricating MicroSD devices includes forming a PCB panel having multiple PCBs arranged in parallel rows, with each PCB connected to its neighboring PCBs in each row by relatively narrow connecting bridge pieces, and separated from PCBs of adjacent rows by elongated stamped out blank slots. Passive components are attached by conventional surface mount technology (SMT) techniques. IC chips, including a MicroSD controller chip and a flash memory chip, are attached to the PCB by wire bonding or other chip-on-board (COB) technique. A molded housing is then formed over the IC chips and passive components using a mold that prevents formation of plastic on the upper surface of each PCB. The connecting bridge pieces are then cut using a used to connect each PCB to a PCB panel are then cut using a rotary saw. A front edge chamfer process is then performed.

摘要翻译： 一种用于制造MicroSD器件的方法包括形成具有以平行排布置的多个PCB的PCB面板，每个PCB通过相对较窄的连接桥接件连接到每一行中的相邻PCB，并且通过细长冲裁的空白狭槽与相邻行的PCB分离 。 无源元件通过常规表面贴装技术（SMT）技术连接。 包括MicroSD控制器芯片和闪存芯片在内的IC芯片通过引线接合或其他芯片上的（COB）芯片技术连接到PCB。 然后使用防止在每个PCB的上表面上形成塑料的模具在IC芯片和无源部件上形成模制外壳。 然后使用用于将每个PCB连接到PCB面板的连接桥件进行切割，然后使用旋转锯切割。 然后执行前沿倒角处理。