Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Solid-state drive dock having local and network interfaces
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Application No.: US15647011Application Date: 2017-07-11
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Publication No.: US10346335B1Publication Date: 2019-07-09
- Inventor: Hoang Ngoc Minh Vu
- Applicant: American Megatrends, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US GA Norcross
- Assignee: American Megatrends, Inc.
- Current Assignee: American Megatrends, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Norcross
- Agency: Newport IP, LLC
- Main IPC: G06F13/38
- IPC: G06F13/38 ; G06F13/42 ; G06F15/78 ; H04L12/861

Abstract:
An external M.2 solid-state drive dock with local and network interfaces is disclosed. The dock includes an enclosure with apertures through which M.2 solid-state drives can be received. A circuit board is mounted within the enclosure that includes M.2 socket connectors for receiving the M.2 solid-state drives. The circuit board also includes a storage controller coupled to the M.2. socket connectors. A local interface controller is coupled to the storage controller for providing a local interface, such as a USB-C interface, to the M.2 solid-state drives to host computers. A network controller is also coupled to the storage controller for providing network interfaces, such as wired and/or wireless network interfaces, for accessing the M.2. solid-state drives. The storage controller can receive storage requests from the local interface controller and the network interface controller and provide the storage requests to the M.2 solid-state drives.
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