Solid state semiconductor storage device with temperature control function, application system thereof and control element thereof
AssigneeA-Data Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsMing-Dar Chen, Chuan-Sheng Lin, Hui-Neng Chang, Hsiang-An Hsieh
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Abstract
A solid state semiconductor storage device with temperature control function comprises a non-volatile memory unit, a temperature sensing element, and a control unit. The temperature sensing element is used for sensing the operation temperature of the solid state semiconductor storage device so as to provide a temperature sensing signal to the control unit. According to the temperature sensing signal, the control unit controls the operation mode of the solid state semiconductor storage device for achieving the function of temperature control.
Claims15
An application system comprising a solid state semiconductor storage device with temperature control function, wherein the solid state semiconductor storage device comprises:
- a non-volatile memory unit storing digital information;
- a temperature sensing element sensing an operation temperature of the solid state semiconductor storage device and producing a corresponding temperature sensing signal;
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- a control unit electrically connected to the temperature sensing element and the non-volatile memory unit, said control unit receiving said corresponding temperature sensing signal from the temperature sensing element, comparing said corresponding temperature sensing signal with at least one predetermined temperature threshold, and executing a corresponding procedure according to a result of the comparison,
- wherein said control unit executes said corresponding procedure by adjusting a speed of executing commands issued by the application system.
A solid state semiconductor storage device having non-volatile memory mounted therein and at least one temperature threshold preset therein, the device comprising:
- a control unit electrically connected to the non-volatile memory;
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- a temperature sensing element electrically connected to the control unit for detecting an operation temperature of the storage device and outputting a temperature sensing signal, wherein said control unit compares said temperature sensing signal with said at least one temperature threshold, and executes a corresponding procedure according to a result of the comparison by adjusting a speed of executing commands issued by the application system.
A control element used for controlling a non-volatile memory unit, comprising:
- a system interface electrically connected to an application system for receiving commands from the system;
- a memory interface electrically connected to the non-volatile memory unit;
- a temperature sensing interface electrically connected to a temperature sensing element for receiving a temperature sensing signal transmitted from the temperature sensing element;
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- a microprocessor electrically connected to the system interface, the memory interface, and the temperature interface, wherein said microprocessor includes at least one temperature threshold preset therein, said microprocessor executing a corresponding procedure in accordance with a result of comparison between said temperature sensing signal and said at least one preset temperature threshold by adjusting a speed of executing commands issued by the application system;
- wherein the microprocessor controls the non-volatile memory unit through the memory interface;
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- wherein the microprocessor receives and executes the commands from the application system through the system interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.