Flash memory controller for electronic data flash card
    1.
    发明授权
    Flash memory controller for electronic data flash card 失效
    闪存控制器,用于电子数据闪存卡

    公开(公告)号:US07702831B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-20

    申请号:US11466759

    申请日:2006-08-23

    IPC分类号: G06F13/12

    摘要: An electronic data flash card is accessible by a host computer, and includes a processing unit connected to a flash memory device that stores a data file, and an input-output interface circuit activated so as to establish a communication with the host computer. In an embodiment, the electronic data flash card uses a USB input/output interface circuit for communication with the host computer. A flash memory controller includes an index for converting logical addresses sent by the host computer into physical addresses associated with sectors of the flash memory device. The index is controlled by arbitration logic referencing to values from various look up tables and valid data stored in the flash memory device. The flash memory controller further includes a first-in-first-out unit (FIFO) for recycling obsolete sectors of the flash memory device in the background process so that they are available for reprogramming.

    摘要翻译: 电子数据闪存卡可由主机访问,并且包括连接到存储数据文件的闪存设备的处理单元,以及被激活以便与主计算机建立通信的输入 - 输出接口电路。 在一个实施例中,电子数据闪存卡使用USB输入/输出接口电路与主计算机进行通信。 闪速存储器控制器包括用于将由主计算机发送的逻辑地址转换成与闪存器件的扇区相关联的物理地址的索引。 该索引由参考来自各种查找表中的值和存储在闪存设备中的有效数据的仲裁逻辑控制。 闪存控制器还包括先进先出单元(FIFO),用于在后台进程中回收闪速存储器件的过时扇区,使得它们可用于重新编程。

    Flash Memory Controller For Electronic Data Flash Card
    2.
    发明申请
    Flash Memory Controller For Electronic Data Flash Card 失效
    闪存控制器用于电子数据闪存卡

    公开(公告)号:US20080005471A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-03

    申请号:US11466759

    申请日:2006-08-23

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: An electronic data flash card is accessible by a host computer, and includes a processing unit connected to a flash memory device that stores a data file, and an input-output interface circuit activated so as to establish a communication with the host computer. In an embodiment, the electronic data flash card uses a USB input/output interface circuit for communication with the host computer. A flash memory controller includes an index for converting logical addresses sent by the host computer into physical addresses associated with sectors of the flash memory device. The index is controlled by arbitration logic referencing to values from various look up tables and valid data stored in the flash memory device. The flash memory controller further includes a first-in-first-out unit (FIFO) for recycling obsolete sectors of the flash memory device in the background process so that they are available for reprogramming.

    摘要翻译: 电子数据闪存卡可由主机访问,并且包括连接到存储数据文件的闪存设备的处理单元,以及被激活以便与主计算机建立通信的输入 - 输出接口电路。 在一个实施例中,电子数据闪存卡使用USB输入/输出接口电路与主计算机进行通信。 闪速存储器控制器包括用于将由主计算机发送的逻辑地址转换成与闪存器件的扇区相关联的物理地址的索引。 该索引由参考来自各种查找表中的值和存储在闪存设备中的有效数据的仲裁逻辑控制。 闪存控制器还包括先进先出单元(FIFO),用于在后台进程中回收闪速存储器件的过时扇区,使得它们可用于重新编程。

    Managing bad blocks in flash memory for electronic data flash card
    3.
    发明授权
    Managing bad blocks in flash memory for electronic data flash card 失效
    管理电子数据闪存卡闪存中的坏块

    公开(公告)号:US07690031B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-30

    申请号:US11471000

    申请日:2006-09-07

    IPC分类号: G06F7/04

    摘要: An electronic data flash card accessible by a host computer, includes a flash memory controller connected to a flash memory device, and an input-output interface circuit activated to establish a communication with the host. In an embodiment, the flash card uses a USB interface circuit for communication with the host. A flash memory controller includes an arbitrator for mapping logical addresses with physical block addresses, and for performing block management operations including: storing reassigned data to available blocks, relocating valid data in obsolete blocks to said available blocks and reassigning logical block addresses to physical block addresses of said available blocks, finding bad blocks of the flash memory device and replacing with reserve blocks, erasing obsolete blocks for recycling after relocating valid data to available blocks, and erase count wear leveling of blocks, etc. Furthermore, each flash memory device includes an internal buffer for accelerating the block management operations.

    摘要翻译: 由主机可访问的电子数据闪存卡包括连接到闪速存储器件的闪存控制器和被激活以建立与主机的通信的输入 - 输出接口电路。 在一个实施例中,闪存卡使用USB接口电路与主机进行通信。 闪速存储器控制器包括用于将逻辑地址与物理块地址对准的仲裁器,并且用于执行块管理操作,包括:将重新分配的数据存储到可用块,将过时块中的有效数据重定位到所述可用块并将逻辑块地址重新分配给物理块地址 的所述可用块,找到闪存设备的坏块并用备用块替换,在将有效数据重新定位到可用块之后擦除用于再循环的废弃块,以及擦除块的计数损耗均衡等。此外,每个闪存设备包括 内部缓冲区,用于加快块管理操作。

    Electronic data flash card with fingerprint verification capability
    4.
    发明授权
    Electronic data flash card with fingerprint verification capability 有权
    具有指纹验证功能的电子数据闪存卡

    公开(公告)号:US07690030B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-30

    申请号:US11458987

    申请日:2006-07-20

    IPC分类号: G06F7/04

    摘要: An electronic data flash card with fingerprint capability is accessible by an host computer, and includes a processing unit connected to a flash memory device that stores a data file and reference fingerprint data of a person authorized to access the data file, a fingerprint sensor for scanning the fingerprint of a user and for generating input fingerprint data that can be compared with the stored reference fingerprint data, and an input-output interface circuit activated so as to establish a communication with the host computer. In an embodiment, the electronic data flash card uses a USB input/output interface circuit for communication with the host computer.

    摘要翻译: 具有指纹能力的电子数据闪存卡可由主机访问,并且包括连接到闪存设备的处理单元,该闪存设备存储被授权访问数据文件的人员的数据文件和参考指纹数据,用于扫描的指纹传感器 用户的指纹和用于生成可以与存储的参考指纹数据进行比较的输入指纹数据,以及激活以便建立与主计算机的通信的输入 - 输出接口电路。 在一个实施例中,电子数据闪存卡使用USB输入/输出接口电路与主计算机进行通信。

    Data security for electronic data flash card
    5.
    发明授权
    Data security for electronic data flash card 有权
    电子数据闪存卡的数据安全

    公开(公告)号:US07873837B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-18

    申请号:US11685143

    申请日:2007-03-12

    IPC分类号: G06F21/00 H04L9/00 H04K1/00

    摘要: An electronic data flash card includes a random number generator that generates a random number stored in the card and a host system each time the card is accessed by the host system. The random number is used by the host system to encrypt a logical branch address, a user password, and user data that is written to and stored in a secure area of the card. The random number is encrypted using a key associated with the card, and the encrypted random number is stored by the card with the associated encrypted data. The random number is not stored in the host system. A new random number is generated each time the card is queried. In a read process the host system decrypts the encrypted random number using the key, then uses the random number to decrypt the associated encrypted data. Access to read/write processes are password protected.

    摘要翻译: 电子数据闪存卡包括随机数生成器,其生成存储在卡中的随机数,以及每次主机系统访问卡时的主机系统。 主机系统使用随机数来加密逻辑分支地址,用户密码和写入并存储在卡的安全区域中的用户数据。 使用与该卡相关联的密钥对该随机数进行加密,并且加密随机数由卡与相关联的加密数据一起存储。 随机数不存储在主机系统中。 每次查询卡片时都会产生一个新的随机数字。 在读取过程中,主机系统使用密钥解密加密的随机数,然后使用随机数来解密相关联的加密数据。 对读/写进程的访问受密码保护。

    High volume testing for USB electronic data flash cards
    6.
    发明授权
    High volume testing for USB electronic data flash cards 有权
    USB电子数据闪存卡的大容量测试

    公开(公告)号:US07702984B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-20

    申请号:US11626347

    申请日:2007-01-23

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00 G11C29/00 G11C16/04

    摘要: A high volume testing/formatting process is provided for Universal Serial Bus-based (USB-based) electronic data flash cards (USB devices) that meets the increasing demand for USB electronic data flash cards (USB devices). A test host is simultaneously coupled to the multiple USB devices (e.g., using a multi-port card reader or a probe fixture), a controller endpoint value is read from each of the USB devices and verified with a known good value, and then testing/formatting is performed on each of the USB devices by writing predetermined data into each USB device in a pipelined manner, then reading out and testing the predetermined data. In one embodiment, the test host implements a special a USB driver that blocks standard USB registration procedures upon detecting the plurality of USB devices. Control and/or boot code data are written onto the flash memory device (i.e., instead of being provided on a controller ROM).

    摘要翻译: 为通用串行总线(USB)电子数据闪存卡(USB设备)提供了大容量测试/格式化过程,可满足USB电子数据闪存卡(USB设备)日益增长的需求。 测试主机同时耦合到多个USB设备(例如,使用多端口读卡器或探头夹具),从每个USB设备读取控制器端点值,并用已知的良好值进行验证,然后测试 通过以流水线方式将预定数据写入每个USB设备,然后读出并测试预定数据,在每个USB设备上执行/格式化。 在一个实施例中,测试主机实现了一种特殊的USB驱动器,其在检测到多个USB设备时阻止标准USB注册过程。 控制和/或引导代码数据被写入快闪存储器件(即,不是设置在控制器ROM上)。

    High-speed controller for phase-change memory peripheral device
    7.
    发明授权
    High-speed controller for phase-change memory peripheral device 失效
    用于相变存储器外围设备的高速控制器

    公开(公告)号:US07643334B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-05

    申请号:US11836264

    申请日:2007-08-09

    IPC分类号: G11C11/00

    摘要: Phase-change memory (PCM) cells store data using alloy resistors in high-resistance amorphous and low-resistance crystalline states. The time of the memory cell's set-current pulse can be 100 ns, much longer than read or reset times. The write time depends on the write data state and is relatively long for set, but short for clear. A PCM chip has a lookup table (LUT) caching write data that is later written to a PCM bank. Host data is latched into a line FIFO and written into the LUT, reducing write delays to the slower PCM. The PCM chip has upstream and downstream serial interfaces to other PCM chips arranged as a token stub. Requests are passed down the token-stub while acknowledgements are passed up the token-stub to the host's memory controller. Shared chip-enable lines are driven by the upstream PCM chip for requests, and by the downstream PCM chip for acknowledgements.

    摘要翻译: 相变存储器(PCM)单元使用高电阻非晶和低电阻晶体状态的合金电阻存储数据。 存储单元的设定电流脉冲的时间可以是100 ns,比读取或复位时间长得多。 写入时间取决于写入数据状态,并且对于设置来说相对较长,但是要清除。 PCM芯片具有一个查找表(LUT),用于缓存稍后写入PCM存储区的写入数据。 主机数据被锁存在行FIFO中并被写入LUT中,从而减少对较慢PCM的写延迟。 PCM芯片具有排列成令牌存根的其他PCM芯片的上游和下游串行接口。 请求在令牌存根下传递,而确认将令牌存根传递到主机的内存控制器。 共享芯片使能线由上行PCM芯片驱动,用于请求,由下行PCM芯片用于确认。

    Flash Memory Controller For Electronic Data Flash Card
    8.
    发明申请
    Flash Memory Controller For Electronic Data Flash Card 审中-公开
    闪存控制器用于电子数据闪存卡

    公开(公告)号:US20100082893A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-01

    申请号:US12631761

    申请日:2009-12-04

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00 G06F12/02 G06F12/10

    摘要: An electronic data flash card is accessible by a host computer, and includes a processing unit connected to a flash memory device that stores a data file, and an input-output interface circuit activated so as to establish a communication with the host computer. In an embodiment, the electronic data flash card uses a USB input/output interface circuit for communication with the host computer. A flash memory controller includes an index for converting logical addresses sent by the host computer into physical addresses associated with sectors of the flash memory device. The index is controlled by arbitration logic referencing to values from various look up tables and valid data stored in the flash memory device. The flash memory controller further includes a first-in-first-out unit (FIFO) for recycling obsolete sectors of the flash memory device in the background process so that they are available for reprogramming.

    摘要翻译: 电子数据闪存卡可由主机访问,并且包括连接到存储数据文件的闪存设备的处理单元,以及被激活以便与主计算机建立通信的输入 - 输出接口电路。 在一个实施例中,电子数据闪存卡使用USB输入/输出接口电路与主计算机进行通信。 闪速存储器控制器包括用于将由主计算机发送的逻辑地址转换成与闪存器件的扇区相关联的物理地址的索引。 该索引由参考来自各种查找表中的值和存储在闪存设备中的有效数据的仲裁逻辑控制。 闪存控制器还包括先进先出单元(FIFO),用于在后台进程中回收闪速存储器件的过时扇区,使得它们可用于重新编程。

    Flash Memory Controller For Electronic Data Flash Card
    9.
    发明申请
    Flash Memory Controller For Electronic Data Flash Card 审中-公开
    闪存控制器用于电子数据闪存卡

    公开(公告)号:US20100082892A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-01

    申请号:US12631748

    申请日:2009-12-04

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00 G06F12/02

    摘要: An electronic data flash card is accessible by a host computer, and includes a processing unit connected to a flash memory device that stores a data file, and an input— output interface circuit activated so as to establish a communication with the host computer. In an embodiment, the electronic data flash card uses a USB input/output interface circuit for communication with the host computer. A flash memory controller includes an index for converting logical addresses sent by the host computer into physical addresses associated with sectors of the flash memory device. The index is controlled by arbitration logic referencing to values from various look up tables and valid data stored in the flash memory device. The flash memory controller further includes a first-in-first-out unit (FIFO) for recycling obsolete sectors of the flash memory device in the background process so that they are available for reprogramming.

    摘要翻译: 电子数据闪存卡可由主机访问,并且包括连接到存储数据文件的闪存设备的处理单元,以及被激活以便与主计算机建立通信的输入 - 输出接口电路。 在一个实施例中,电子数据闪存卡使用USB输入/输出接口电路与主计算机进行通信。 闪速存储器控制器包括用于将由主计算机发送的逻辑地址转换成与闪存器件的扇区相关联的物理地址的索引。 该索引由参考来自各种查找表中的值和存储在闪存设备中的有效数据的仲裁逻辑控制。 闪存控制器还包括先进先出单元(FIFO),用于在后台进程中回收闪速存储器件的过时扇区,使得它们可用于重新编程。

    FLASH MEMORY CONTROLLER FOR ELECTRONIC DATA FLASH CARD
    10.
    发明申请
    FLASH MEMORY CONTROLLER FOR ELECTRONIC DATA FLASH CARD 失效
    电子数据闪存卡闪存控制器

    公开(公告)号:US20100030961A9

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-04

    申请号:US11466759

    申请日:2006-08-23

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: An electronic data flash card is accessible by a host computer, and includes a processing unit connected to a flash memory device that stores a data file, and an input-output interface circuit activated so as to establish a communication with the host computer. In an embodiment, the electronic data flash card uses a USB input/output interface circuit for communication with the host computer. A flash memory controller includes an index for converting logical addresses sent by the host computer into physical addresses associated with sectors of the flash memory device. The index is controlled by arbitration logic referencing to values from various look up tables and valid data stored in the flash memory device. The flash memory controller further includes a first-in-first-out unit (FIFO) for recycling obsolete sectors of the flash memory device in the background process so that they are available for reprogramming.

    摘要翻译: 电子数据闪存卡可由主机访问,并且包括连接到存储数据文件的闪存设备的处理单元,以及被激活以便与主计算机建立通信的输入 - 输出接口电路。 在一个实施例中,电子数据闪存卡使用USB输入/输出接口电路与主计算机进行通信。 闪速存储器控制器包括用于将由主计算机发送的逻辑地址转换成与闪存器件的扇区相关联的物理地址的索引。 该索引由参考来自各种查找表中的值和存储在闪存设备中的有效数据的仲裁逻辑控制。 闪存控制器还包括先进先出单元(FIFO),用于在后台进程中回收闪速存储器件的过时扇区,使得它们可用于重新编程。