Architectures for external SATA-based flash memory devices
First Claim
1. A Serial Advanced Technology Attachment-based (SATA-based) flash memory device configured for coupling with a host machine, comprising:
- semiconductor memory configured for storing data;
a plug having therein a plug cavity, said plug cavity having a generally L shape cavity for housing a set of SATA industry-standard signal pins in respective industry-standard positions with respect to said plug cavity, at least a subset of said set of SATA industry-standard signal pins being configured to carry address and data signals to facilitate storing said data in said semiconductor memory, said L shape cavity being characterized by a longer substantially rectangular cavity coupled with a shorter substantially rectangular cavity, said plug additionally having a set of power pins that represents a plurality of power pins and includes at least a first power pin, said set of power pins being positioned in said shorter substantially rectangular cavity, wherein a contacting surface of contacting surfaces of said set of power pins faces sides of said set of SATA industry-standard signal pins, said SATA-based flash memory device employing a SATA protocol for exchanging said data with said host machine using said set of SATA industry-standard signal pins, said SATA-based flash memory device obtaining power via said set of power pins.
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Abstract
A Serial Advanced Technology Attachment-based (SATA-based) flash memory device configured for coupling with a host machine. The device includes semiconductor memory configured for storing data and a plug having therein a plug cavity, the plug cavity having a generally L shape cavity for housing a set of SATA industry-standard signal pins in respective industry-standard positions with respect to the plug cavity. The plug additionally has a set of power pins that includes at least a first power pin. The SATA-based flash memory device employs a SATA protocol for exchanging the data with the host machine using the set of SATA industry-standard signal pins, the SATA-based flash memory device obtaining power via the set of power pins.
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24 Claims
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1. A Serial Advanced Technology Attachment-based (SATA-based) flash memory device configured for coupling with a host machine, comprising:
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semiconductor memory configured for storing data; a plug having therein a plug cavity, said plug cavity having a generally L shape cavity for housing a set of SATA industry-standard signal pins in respective industry-standard positions with respect to said plug cavity, at least a subset of said set of SATA industry-standard signal pins being configured to carry address and data signals to facilitate storing said data in said semiconductor memory, said L shape cavity being characterized by a longer substantially rectangular cavity coupled with a shorter substantially rectangular cavity, said plug additionally having a set of power pins that represents a plurality of power pins and includes at least a first power pin, said set of power pins being positioned in said shorter substantially rectangular cavity, wherein a contacting surface of contacting surfaces of said set of power pins faces sides of said set of SATA industry-standard signal pins, said SATA-based flash memory device employing a SATA protocol for exchanging said data with said host machine using said set of SATA industry-standard signal pins, said SATA-based flash memory device obtaining power via said set of power pins. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A Serial Advanced Technology Attachment-based (SATA-based) flash memory arrangement configured for coupling with a host machine, comprising:
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a SATA-based flash memory device having semiconductor memory configured for storing data and a plug having therein a plug cavity, said plug cavity having a generally L shape cavity for housing a set of SATA industry-standard signal pins in respective industry-standard positions with respect to said plug cavity, at least a subset of said set of SATA industry-standard signal pins being configured to carry address and data signals to facilitate storing said data in said semiconductor memory, said L shape cavity being characterized by a longer substantially rectangular cavity joined with a shorter substantially rectangular cavity, said plug additionally having a set of power pins that represents a plurality of power pins and includes at least a first power pin, said set of power pins being positioned in said shorter substantially rectangular cavity, wherein a contacting surface of contacting surfaces of said set of power pins faces sides of said set of SATA industry-standard signal pins, said SATA-based flash memory device employing a SATA protocol for exchanging said data with said host machine using said set of SATA industry-standard signal pins, said SATA-based flash memory device obtaining power via said set of power pins; and a coupler arrangement having at least three coupler connectors, a first coupler connector of said three coupler connectors being configured for connecting with said plug of said SATA-based flash memory device, a second coupler connector of said three coupler connectors being configured to be coupled with an industry-standard 7-pin SATA receptacle on said host machine, a third coupler connector of said three coupler connector being configured to be coupled a power source on said host machine, said power source representing a connector on said host machine that can provide said power to said set of power pins. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A Serial Advanced Technology Attachment-based (SATA-based) host-side receptacle configured to provide both power and data signals to an external SATA device, comprising:
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an outer housing; a set of SATA industry-standard signal pins; a center portion inside said outer housing, said center portion having a generally L shape island for housing said set of SATA industry-standard signal pins in respective industry-standard positions with respect to said center portion, at least a subset of said set of SATA industry-standard signal pins being configured to permit communication said external SATA device using a SATA protocol; a set of power pins that represents a plurality of power pins and includes at least a first power pin, said L shape cavity being characterized by a longer substantially rectangular cavity coupled with a shorter substantially rectangular cavity, said set of power pins being positioned in said shorter substantially rectangular cavity, wherein a contacting surface of contacting surfaces of said set of power pins faces the sides of said set of SATA industry-standard signal pins, said set of power pins being disposed inside said outer housing and configured to provide said power to said external SATA device, whereby said SATA-based host-side receptacle is configured to be backward compatible with an industry-standard 7-pin SATA plug and said set of power pins is positioned inside said center portion such that they are electrically isolated from pins of said industry-standard 7-pin SATA plug when said industry-standard 7-pin SATA plug is plugged into said SATA-based host-side receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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