公开(公告)号：US20070274032A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-29

申请号：US11309843

申请日：2006-10-11

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

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

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。

公开(公告)号：US20070184719A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-09

申请号：US11309847

申请日：2006-10-12

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

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

IPC分类号： H01R9/03

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：US20070183209A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-09

申请号：US11683292

申请日：2007-03-07

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

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

IPC分类号： G11C11/34

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：US20080003883A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-03

申请号：US11846733

申请日：2007-08-29

申请人： Jim Ni ,  Abraham Ma ,  Paul Hsueh ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Jim Ni ,  Abraham Ma ,  Paul Hsueh ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： H01R13/66

CPC分类号： G06K19/07743 ,  A45C2011/188 ,  G06F12/1416 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/78 ,  G06K9/00087 ,  G06K19/07 ,  G06K19/07354 ,  G06K19/077 ,  G06K19/07732 ,  G07C9/00087 ,  H05K1/117 ,  H05K1/118 ,  H05K1/189 ,  H05K3/284 ,  H05K3/4691 ,  H05K2201/091 ,  H05K2201/10159 ,  H05K2203/1527

摘要： A flash-memory device has a printed-circuit board assembly (PCBA) with a PCB with a flash-memory chip and a controller chip. The controller chip includes an external Secure-Digital (SD) interface, and a processing unit to read blocks of data from the flash-memory chip. The PCBA is encased inside an upper case and a lower case, with SD contact pads on the PCB that fit through contact openings in the upper case. Dividers between openings in the upper case that expose the SD contact pads also support the PCB at a slanted angle to the centerline of the device. The PCB slants upward at the far end to allow more thickness for the chips mounted to the bottom surface of the PCB, and slants downward at the insertion end to position the SD contact pads near the centerline. A metal switch-bar or an over-molded controller die may be substituted.

摘要翻译： 闪存设备具有印刷电路板组件（PCBA），PCB组件具有闪存芯片和控制器芯片。 控制器芯片包括一个外部安全数字（SD）接口，以及一个处理单元，用于从闪存芯片中读取数据块。 PCBA被封装在上壳体和下壳体内，PCB上的SD接触垫通过上壳体中的接触开口配合。 暴露SD接触垫的上壳体中的开口之间的分隔线也以与设备中心线倾斜的角度支撑PCB。 PCB在远端向上倾斜以允许安装到PCB的底表面的芯片具有更大的厚度，并且在插入端向下倾斜以将SD接触垫定位在中心线附近。 金属开关杆或过模制的控制器管芯可以被替代。

公开(公告)号：US20080003882A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-03

申请号：US11846725

申请日：2007-08-29

申请人： Jim Ni ,  Abraham Ma ,  Paul Hsueh ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Jim Ni ,  Abraham Ma ,  Paul Hsueh ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： H01R13/66

CPC分类号： G06K19/07743 ,  A45C2011/188 ,  G06F12/1416 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/78 ,  G06K9/00087 ,  G06K19/07 ,  G06K19/07354 ,  G06K19/077 ,  G06K19/07732 ,  G07C9/00087 ,  H05K1/117 ,  H05K1/118 ,  H05K1/189 ,  H05K3/284 ,  H05K3/4691 ,  H05K2201/091 ,  H05K2201/10159 ,  H05K2203/1527

摘要： A flash-memory device has a printed-circuit board assembly (PCBA) with a PCB with a flash-memory chip and a controller chip. The controller chip includes an external Secure-Digital (SD) interface, and a processing unit to read blocks of data from the flash-memory chip. The PCBA is encased inside an upper case and a lower case, with SD contact pads on the PCB that fit through contact openings in the upper case. Dividers between openings in the upper case that expose the SD contact pads also support the PCB at a slanted angle to the centerline of the device. The PCB slants upward at the far end to allow more thickness for the chips mounted to the bottom surface of the PCB. A user-slidable switch may be slanted to compensate for the PCB slant. The PCB may have a flex section to facilitate the slant without a slanted switch.

摘要翻译： 闪存设备具有印刷电路板组件（PCBA），PCB组件具有闪存芯片和控制器芯片。 控制器芯片包括一个外部安全数字（SD）接口，以及一个处理单元，用于从闪存芯片中读取数据块。 PCBA被封装在上壳体和下壳体内，PCB上的SD接触垫通过上壳体中的接触开口配合。 暴露SD接触垫的上壳体中的开口之间的分隔线也以与设备中心线倾斜的角度支撑PCB。 PCB在远端向上倾斜，以便为安装在PCB底部表面的芯片提供更大的厚度。 用户可滑动的开关可以倾斜以补偿PCB倾斜。 PCB可以具有弯曲部分以便于倾斜而没有倾斜的开关。

公开(公告)号：US20070130414A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-07

申请号：US11309844

申请日：2006-10-11

申请人： Jim Ni ,  Abraham Ma ,  Paul Hsueh ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Jim Ni ,  Abraham Ma ,  Paul Hsueh ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06K19/077 ,  G06F12/1416 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/78 ,  G06K9/00087 ,  G06K19/07 ,  G06K19/07354 ,  G06K19/07732 ,  G07C9/00087 ,  Y02D10/13

摘要： A flash-memory device has a printed-circuit board assembly (PCBA) with a PCB with a flash-memory chip and a controller chip. The controller chip includes an input/output interface circuit to an external computer over a Secure-Digital (SD) interface, and a processing unit to read blocks of data from the flash-memory chip. The PCBA is encased inside an upper case and a lower case, with SD contact pads on the PCB that fit through contact openings in the upper case. Supporting end ribs under each of the SD contact pads and middle ribs support the PCB at a slanted angle to the centerline of the device. The PCB slants upward at the far end to allow more thickness for the chips mounted to the bottom surface of the PCB, and slants downward at the insertion end to position the SD contact pads near the centerline.

摘要翻译： 闪存设备具有印刷电路板组件（PCBA），PCB组件具有闪存芯片和控制器芯片。 控制器芯片包括通过安全数字（SD）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，PCB上的SD接触垫通过上壳体中的接触开口配合。 在每个SD接触垫和中肋下的支撑端肋以与设备中心线倾斜的角度支撑PCB。 PCB在远端向上倾斜，以允许安装在PCB底部表面的芯片的厚度更大，并且在插入端向下倾斜以将SD接触垫定位在中心线附近。

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：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：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。