公开(公告)号：US11294779B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-05

申请号：US17096978

申请日：2020-11-13

Applicant: Apacer Technology Inc.

Inventor： Yu-Che Lee ,  Jiunn-Chang Lee

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F12/0846 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F12/0873 ,  G06F12/10

Abstract: A memory device includes a non-volatile memory chip, a connector and a memory controller. The non-volatile memory chip includes an access partition and a hidden partition. The memory controller is used to set first logical blocks mapping to mapping physical blocks in the access partition. The memory controller is used to maintain a first mapping table recording the first logical blocks and the mapping physical blocks. During backup, the memory controller is used to duplicate data in the mapping physical blocks to the hidden partition according to the first mapping table to form backup physical blocks, and establish a second mapping table setting second logical blocks to map to the backup physical blocks. During recovery, the memory controller is used to map the second logical blocks to the backup physical blocks according to the second mapping table for the host system to recover an environment set at the backup operation.

公开(公告)号：US20160063263A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-03

申请号：US14468815

申请日：2014-08-26

Applicant: Apacer Technology Inc.

Inventor： Jiunn-Chang Lee ,  Cheng-Hsiung Liao

IPC: G06F21/62 ,  G06F21/79

CPC classification number: G06F21/62 ,  G06F21/79 ,  G06F2221/2153

Abstract: A data storage system with information security protection includes an SSD and at least one activation device selectively connected to the SSD. The SSD has a device identifier, and includes a data storage unit and a controlling and processing unit. The controlling and processing unit is in information connection with the data storage unit, and is written with at least one set of firmware data that is triggered and activated by an activation key to execute a predetermined task on the data storage unit. The activation device includes a data processing unit which is written with the activation key in advance, and has a pairing mode and an enabling mode. In the pairing mode, the data processing unit accesses and stores the device identifier. In the enabling mode, the data processing unit compares the stored device identifier to output the activation key to the controlling and processing unit.

Abstract translation: 具有信息安全保护的数据存储系统包括SSD和选择性地连接到SSD的至少一个激活装置。 SSD具有设备标识符，并且包括数据存储单元和控制和处理单元。 控制和处理单元与数据存储单元进行信息连接，并且写入由激活密钥触发和激活的至少一组固件数据，以在数据存储单元上执行预定任务。 激活装置包括预先用激活密钥写入的数据处理单元，具有配对模式和启用模式。 在配对模式下，数据处理单元访问并存储设备标识符。 在使能模式下，数据处理单元比较存储的设备标识符，将激活密钥输出到控制和处理单元。

公开(公告)号：US20230043303A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-09

申请号：US17576172

申请日：2022-01-14

Applicant: Apacer Technology Inc.

Inventor： Jiunn-Chang Lee

IPC: G06F9/4401

Abstract: A storage device is disclosed and includes a control unit and a storage unit. The control unit is electrically connected to a host. The storage unit is connected to the control unit and includes a first namespace and a second namespace, which are set independently of each other. The first namespace is controlled by the control unit and is configured to store data. The second namespace includes a small operating system, which is controlled by the control unit, and configured to execute a booting operation of the host and an operating function on the data in the first namespace.

公开(公告)号：US10477705B1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-12

申请号：US16414631

申请日：2019-05-16

Applicant: Apacer Technology Inc.

Inventor： Jiunn-Chang Lee ,  Jia-Wei Lin ,  Liang-Cheng Li

IPC: H05K5/00 ,  H05K1/18 ,  H01R25/00 ,  H01R27/02 ,  H01R12/71

Abstract: A storage device includes a first housing, a second housing, a circuit board, a first electric connector, a first storage unit, a second electric connector and a second storage unit. The second housing is matched with the first housing and connected with the first housing. The circuit board is disposed between the first housing and the second housing. The first electric connector is disposed on the circuit board. The first storage unit is disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected with the first electric connector. The second electric connector is disposed on the circuit board. The second storage unit is disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected with the second electric connector. The first storage unit and the second storage unit are independent from each other. Therefore, the advantages of utilizing two independent storage units on single one product are achieved.

公开(公告)号：US10162723B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-25

申请号：US15398088

申请日：2017-01-04

Applicant: APACER TECHNOLOGY INC.

Inventor： Jiunn-Chang Lee ,  Hung-Wen Pan

IPC: G06F1/32 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F13/32 ,  G06F13/42 ,  G06F13/40

Abstract: An electronic card and a detecting method are provided. The electronic card includes a connector. The detecting method detects whether an output signal from a host is received by Pin 41, Pin 43, Pin 47 and Pin 49 of the connector, or Pin 29, Pin 31, Pin 35 and Pin 37 of the connector, or Pin 17, Pin 19, Pin 23 and Pin 25 of the connector, or Pin 5, Pin 7, 11 and Pin 13 of the connector. According to the detecting result and the output signal, the electronic card judges the communication protocol of the host is a SATA communication protocol, a PCIe communication protocol or a USB3.0 communication protocol.

公开(公告)号：US20170090782A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US14942630

申请日：2015-11-16

Applicant: APACER TECHNOLOGY INC.

Inventor： Jiunn-Chang Lee

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/10 ,  G06F12/02

CPC classification number: G06F3/0616 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0679 ,  G06F3/0688 ,  G06F12/0246 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F2212/1044 ,  G06F2212/2022 ,  G06F2212/7201

Abstract: A writing management method and a writing management system for a solid state drive are provided. The writing management method includes the following steps. Firstly, plural write commands are transmitted to a firmware so as to write at least one data to the solid state drive, wherein each of the plural write commands contains a logical block address and a sector count. Then, the logical block addresses and the sector counts of the plural write commands are sequentially stored to the firmware. Then, an application program sequentially reads the logical block addresses and the sector counts. Then, a sequential write ratio is determined according to the logical block addresses and the sector counts. Afterwards, the application program updates the firmware to a first firmware according to the sequential write ratio.

公开(公告)号：US20150370487A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-24

申请号：US14526011

申请日：2014-10-28

Applicant: APACER TECHNOLOGY INC.

Inventor： Jiunn-Chang Lee

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/02

CPC classification number: G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0688 ,  G06F12/0246 ,  G06F12/0638 ,  G06F2212/1044 ,  G06F2212/152 ,  G06F2212/2022 ,  G06F2212/214 ,  G06F2212/2532 ,  G06F2212/261 ,  G06F2212/7201 ,  G06F2212/7202 ,  G06F2212/7204 ,  G06F2212/7208

Abstract: A storage device is connected with a host. The storage device includes a control module, a first storage module and a second storage module. The first storage module having a first storage region and a second storage region is connected with the control module. The second storage module is connected with the control module. To-be-accessed data are stored and read in the first storage region or the second storage region of the first storage module by the control module. The to-be-accessed data stored and read in the first storage region are correspondingly stored and read in the second storage module by the control module, so that the second storage region is exclusively used for temporary storage of data, the storage modules are effectively utilized, and the lifetime decrease of the storage device is avoided.

Abstract translation: 存储设备与主机连接。 存储装置包括控制模块，第一存储模块和第二存储模块。 具有第一存储区域和第二存储区域的第一存储模块与控制模块连接。 第二个存储模块与控制模块相连。 被访问的数据由控制模块存储和读取在第一存储模块的第一存储区域或第二存储区域中。 在第一存储区域中存储和读取的要访问的数据由控制模块相应地存储在第二存储模块中，从而第二存储区域专门用于数据的临时存储，存储模块有效地 并且避免了存储装置的寿命减少。

公开(公告)号：US10474546B1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-12

申请号：US16106941

申请日：2018-08-21

Applicant: APACER TECHNOLOGY INC.

Inventor： Jiunn-Chang Lee ,  Chien-Pang Chen

IPC: G06F11/20 ,  G06F13/38 ,  G06F13/40 ,  H01R12/79

Abstract: An oculink electronic device having a flexible circuit board includes an oculink connector, a first rigid circuit board, a second rigid circuit board and the flexible circuit board. The first rigid circuit board is connected with the oculink connector. The flexible circuit board is extended from the first rigid circuit board and the second rigid circuit board and disposed between the first rigid circuit board and the second rigid circuit board. Therefore, not only the assembling steps are reduced, but also the total length is significantly shortened. The rotatable characteristic is provided, and the space requirement of installation is reduced.

公开(公告)号：US10423338B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-24

申请号：US15859060

申请日：2017-12-29

Applicant: Apacer Technology Inc.

Inventor： Jiunn-Chang Lee ,  Yin-Chuan Liao

IPC: G11C16/04 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G11C16/14 ,  G11C16/16 ,  G11C16/34

Abstract: The present disclosure illustrates a method of extending a lifetime of a solid state disk (SSD). The SSD includes a flash memory which is a multi-level cell (MLC) flash memory. The method includes steps of: setting a number of logic blocks of the SSD to be one-half of a number of physical blocks of the flash memory; reading, by a control unit of the SSD, a write/erase times of each of the physical blocks of the flash memory; and converting the physical block, of which a number of the write/erase times exceeds an upper limit of the write/erase times, from a multi-level storage format to a single-level storage format. A number of the logic blocks is a constant value.

公开(公告)号：US09600293B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-21

申请号：US14503604

申请日：2014-10-01

Applicant: APACER TECHNOLOGY INC.

Inventor： Jiunn-Chang Lee

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/10

CPC classification number: G06F9/4408 ,  G06F9/4406 ,  G06F9/441 ,  G06F12/0246 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F2212/7201

Abstract: A logic block addressing (LBA) configuration method and a non-volatile memory device having the same are provided. The non-volatile memory device determines one of logic zones configured in an LBA table according to the number of booting times. The selected logic zone corresponds to a data zone configured in a physical volume. The non-volatile memory device accesses data stored in the data zone in the selected logic zone. Accordingly, in each boot, the instant disclosure provides the LBA configuration method and the non-volatile memory device having the same, which can show data stored in the different data zones of the physical volume to simplify user operation and avoid the user maliciously destroying or erroneously deleting other data stored in the unused data zones of the physical volume, thereby enhancing the efficiency of the non-volatile memory device executing the multi-booting.