Storage device and storage adapter including the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSang Hun Jun, Sung Chul Hur, Bumjun Kim, Jungmoo Son
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Abstract
A storage adapter includes a carrier and a storage device. The storage device stores data and includes a buffer memory including a volatile memory, a nonvolatile memory, a memory controller that controls the buffer memory and the nonvolatile memory, and a mode signal generating circuit that generates a mode signal, based on a connection state of the storage device and the carrier. The carrier removably receives the storage device, and based on a level of the mode signal, the memory controller selectively performs a data dump operation such that the data stored in the buffer memory are stored in the nonvolatile memory.
Claims19
A storage adapter comprising:
- a storage device configured to store data;
- and
- a carrier including a bracket configured to removably receive the storage device and an opening and closing lever connected to the bracket,
- wherein the storage device comprises:
- a buffer memory including a volatile memory;
- at least one nonvolatile memory;
- a memory controller configured to control the buffer memory and the at least one nonvolatile memory;
- and
- a mode signal generating circuit configured to generate a mode signal, based on a connection state of the storage device and the carrier that is indicated by a rotational operation of the opening and closing lever with respect to the bracket, and
- wherein, based on a level of the mode signal, the memory controller selectively performs a data dump operation such that the data stored in the buffer memory are stored in the at least one nonvolatile memory.
A storage device which is removably installed in a carrier including a bracket configured to removably receive the storage device and an opening and closing lever connected to the bracket, the storage device comprising:
- a buffer memory including a volatile memory;
- at least one nonvolatile memory;
- a memory controller configured to control the buffer memory and the at least one nonvolatile memory;
- and
- a mode signal generating circuit configured to generate a mode signal based on a connection state of the storage device and the carrier that is indicated by a rotational operation of the opening and closing lever with respect to the bracket,
- wherein, based on a level of the mode signal, the memory controller selectively performs a data dump operation such that data stored in the buffer memory are stored in the at least one nonvolatile memory.
An operation method of a storage device which is removably received in a carrier including a bracket configured to removably receive the storage device and an opening and closing lever connected to the bracket, the operation method comprising:
- setting a use mode of the storage device as a first mode;
- detecting a level of a mode signal generated based on a connection state of the storage device and the carrier that is indicated by a rotational operation of the opening and closing lever with respect to the bracket;
- and
- selectively performing a data dump operation based on the level of the mode signal such that data stored in a buffer memory of the storage device are stored in a nonvolatile memory of the storage device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.