Thin Flash-Hard-Drive with Two-Piece Casing
    1.
    发明申请
    Thin Flash-Hard-Drive with Two-Piece Casing 失效
    薄型闪存硬盘驱动器与两件式外壳

    公开(公告)号:US20070274032A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-29

    申请号:US11309843

    申请日:2006-10-11

    IPC分类号: H05K7/12 H01L21/00

    CPC分类号: H05K5/0269

    摘要: A flash-memory drive replaces a hard-disk drive using an integrated device electronics (IDE) interface. The flash drive has a printed-circuit board assembly (PCBA) with a circuit board with flash-memory chips and a controller chip. The controller chip includes an input/output interface circuit to an external computer over the IDE interface, and a processing unit to read blocks of data from the flash-memory chips. The PCBA is encased inside an upper case and a lower case, with an IDE 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. Center lines formed on the inside of the cases fit between rows of flash-memory chips to improve case rigidity. The connector has two rows of pins that straddle the center line of the circuit board for a balanced design.

    摘要翻译: 闪存驱动器使用集成设备电子(IDE)接口替换硬盘驱动器。 闪存驱动器具有带有闪存芯片的电路板和控制器芯片的印刷电路板组件(PCBA)。 控制器芯片包括通过IDE接口连接到外部计算机的输入/输出接口电路,以及从闪速存储器芯片读取数据块的处理单元。 PCBA被封装在上壳体和下壳体内,并具有适合通过壳体和壳体之间打开的IDE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。 形成在壳体内部的中心线适配在闪存芯片的行之间,以提高外壳刚度。 连接器具有跨越电路板中心线的两排销,用于平衡设计。

    USB device with integrated USB plug with USB-substrate supporter inside
    2.
    发明申请
    USB device with integrated USB plug with USB-substrate supporter inside 失效
    USB设备带集成USB插头,内置USB基板支架

    公开(公告)号:US20070184719A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-09

    申请号:US11309847

    申请日:2006-10-12

    IPC分类号: H01R9/03

    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。

    Thin Hard Drive with 2-Piece-Casing and Ground Pin Standoff to Reduce ESD Damage to Stacked PCBA's
    3.
    发明申请
    Thin Hard Drive with 2-Piece-Casing and Ground Pin Standoff to Reduce ESD Damage to Stacked PCBA's 失效
    薄型硬盘驱动器,具有2片外壳和接地引脚对接,可降低堆叠PCBA的ESD损坏

    公开(公告)号:US20070183209A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-09

    申请号:US11683292

    申请日:2007-03-07

    IPC分类号: G11C11/34

    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。

    Press/Push USB Flash Drive With Deploying And Retracting Functionalities With Elasticity Material And Fingerprint Verification Capability
    6.
    发明申请
    Press/Push USB Flash Drive With Deploying And Retracting Functionalities With Elasticity Material And Fingerprint Verification Capability 审中-公开
    使用弹性材料和指纹验证功能部署和撤销功能按/推USB闪存驱动器

    公开(公告)号:US20070292009A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-20

    申请号:US11845747

    申请日:2007-08-27

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: A pen-type computer peripheral device includes an elongated housing containing a PCBA having a plug connector and a fingerprint sensor mounted thereon. The PCBA is secured to a positioning member that is actuated by way of a press-push button that is exposed through a slot defined in a wall of the housing. By pressing and pushing (sliding) the press-push button along the slot, the fingerprint sensor and the plug connector are moved between a retracted position, in which the fingerprint sensor is positioned inside of the housing and the plug connector is covered by a portion of the housing wall, and a deployed position in which the fingerprint sensor is exposed through the slot and the plug connector extends through a front housing opening such that both the fingerprint sensor and the plug connector are exposed outside of the housing.

    摘要翻译: 笔式计算机外围设备包括细长壳体,其包含具有安装在其上的插头连接器和指纹传感器的PCBA。 PCBA被固定到通过按压按钮致动的定位构件,该按压按钮通过限定在壳体的壁中的狭槽暴露。 通过沿着插槽按压(滑动)按压按钮,指纹传感器和插头连接器在指纹传感器位于壳体内部并且插头连接器被覆盖部分的缩回位置之间移动 以及展开位置,其中指纹传感器通过狭槽暴露,并且插头连接器延伸穿过前壳体开口,使得指纹传感器和插头连接器都暴露在壳体外部。

    MANAGING BAD BLOCKS IN VARIOUS FLASH MEMORY CELLS FOR ELECTRONIC DATA FLASH CARD
    7.
    发明申请
    MANAGING BAD BLOCKS IN VARIOUS FLASH MEMORY CELLS FOR ELECTRONIC DATA FLASH CARD 审中-公开
    用于电子数据闪存卡的各种闪存存储器中的管理块

    公开(公告)号:US20080082736A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-03

    申请号:US11864684

    申请日:2007-09-28

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    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。

    High-Level Bridge From PCIE to Extended USB
    8.
    发明申请
    High-Level Bridge From PCIE to Extended USB 失效
    从PCIE到扩展USB的高级桥

    公开(公告)号:US20080065796A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-13

    申请号:US11926636

    申请日:2007-10-29

    IPC分类号: G06F13/42

    摘要: An extended Universal-Serial Bus (EUSB) bridge to a host computer can have Peripheral Components Interconnect Express (PCIE) protocol layers on one side of the bridge, and EUSB layers on the other side of the bridge, with a high-level bridging converter module connecting the upper layers. The PCIE physical, data-link, and transport layers may be eliminated by integrating the bridge with an I/O controller. PCIE requests and data payloads are directly sent to the bridge, rather than low-level PCIE physical signals. The PCIE data payloads are converted to EUSB data payloads by a high-level direct bridging converter module. Then the EUSB data payloads are passed down to an EUSB transaction layer, an EUSB data-link layer, and an EUSB physical layer which drives and senses physical electrical signals on both differential pairs of the EUSB bus.

    摘要翻译: 到主机的扩展通用串行总线(EUSB)桥可以在桥的一侧具有外围组件互连Express(PCIE)协议层,在桥的另一侧可以具有高级桥接转换器 模块连接上层。 可以通过将桥与I / O控制器集成来消除PCIE物理,数据链路和传输层。 PCIE请求和数据有效载荷直接发送到桥,而不是低级PCIE物理信号。 PCIE数据有效载荷通过高级直接桥接转换器模块转换为EUSB数据有效载荷。 然后,EUSB数据有效载荷被传递到EUSB事务层,EUSB数据链路层和EUSB物理层,其在EUSB总线的两个差分对上驱动和感测物理电信号。

    Recycling Partially-Stale Flash Blocks Using a Sliding Window for Multi-Level-Cell (MLC) Flash Memory
    10.
    发明申请
    Recycling Partially-Stale Flash Blocks Using a Sliding Window for Multi-Level-Cell (MLC) Flash Memory 失效
    使用滑动窗口回收部分陈旧的闪存块用于多级单元(MLC)闪存

    公开(公告)号:US20070268754A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-22

    申请号:US11674645

    申请日:2007-02-13

    IPC分类号: G11C16/04 G06F12/00

    摘要: A sliding window of flash blocks is used to reduce wasted space occupied by stale data in a flash memory. The sliding window slides downward over a few flash blocks. The oldest block is examined for valid pages of data, and the valid pages are copied to the end of the sliding window so that the first block has only stale pages. The first block can then be erased and eventually re-used. A RAM usage table contains valid bits for pages in each block in the sliding window. A page's valid bit is changed from an erased, unwritten state to a valid state when data is written to the page. Later, when new host data replaces that data, the old page's valid bit is set to the stale state. A RAM stale-flags table keeps track of pages that are full of stale pages.

    摘要翻译: 闪存块的滑动窗口用于减少闪存中过时数据占用的浪费空间。 滑动窗口向下滑过几个闪光块。 检查最旧的块是否有效的数据页面,有效的页面被复制到滑动窗口的末尾,以便第一个块只有过时的页面。 然后可以擦除第一个块并最终重新使用。 RAM使用表包含滑动窗口中每个块中页面的有效位。 当数据写入页面时,页面的有效位从擦除的未写入状态更改为有效状态。 之后,当新的主机数据替换该数据时,旧页面的有效位被设置为陈旧状态。 RAM陈旧标记表可以跟踪页面中已经有过时的页面。