EXPANDABLE CAPACITY SOLID STATE DRIVE
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1. A non-volatile storage device, comprising:
- a printed circuitboard;
a controller, capable of interfacing with non-volatile memory;
an interface, capable of providing logical access to the controller for an external host;
at least one connector suitable for removably receiving at least one daughter card, wherein each daughter card includes at least one mating connector and at least one non-volatile solid-state memory module; and
an interface bus, providing an electrical connection between said connectors and said controller;
wherein said controller is configured to utilize said at least one non-volatile memory module when the at least one daughter card is removably received, andwherein a form factor of the device is maintained after receipt of the at least one daughter card.
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Abstract
An expandable solid state drive is provided, comprising a main printed circuitboard, wherein the main printed circuitboard comprises a controller, an interface to a host, and connectors suitable to removably receive connectors mounted on a daughter card, the daughter card comprising at least one non-volatile flash memory chip, wherein when the daughter card is received by the main printed circuitboard, the form factor of the expandable solid state device is maintained.
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13 Claims
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1. A non-volatile storage device, comprising:
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a printed circuitboard; a controller, capable of interfacing with non-volatile memory; an interface, capable of providing logical access to the controller for an external host; at least one connector suitable for removably receiving at least one daughter card, wherein each daughter card includes at least one mating connector and at least one non-volatile solid-state memory module; and an interface bus, providing an electrical connection between said connectors and said controller; wherein said controller is configured to utilize said at least one non-volatile memory module when the at least one daughter card is removably received, and wherein a form factor of the device is maintained after receipt of the at least one daughter card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-volatile storage system daughter card, comprising:
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a circuitboard; non-volatile solid-state memory modules disposed on the circuitboard; and at least one connector disposed on the circuitboard for removably connecting to a non-volatile storage system, the at least one connector in electrical communication with the non-volatile solid-state memory modules, the at least one connector including an addressing channel; wherein when the daughter card is removably connected to a non-volatile storage system, the solid-state memory modules are controllable by the non-volatile storage system and the non-volatile storage system maintains a form factor after the daughter card is connected. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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