# US 8,751,695 B2 · Hybrid storage device and electronic system using the same

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- Number: US 8,751,695 B2
- Document ID: US8751695B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/179,658
- Filed: 2011-07-11
- Published: 2012-05-17
- Granted: 2014-06-10
- Earliest claimed: 2010-11-11
- Assignees: Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Korea Corporation
- Applicants: Tae-yung Kim; Kyu-yeol Park; Byung-hoon Chung; Jae-won You
- Inventors: Tae-yung Kim; Kyu-yeol Park; Byung-hoon Chung; Jae-won You
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8751695B2

## CPC

- G06F 13/4068: {Electrical coupling}
- G06F 2213/0032: Serial ATA [SATA]
- G06F 2213/0042: Universal serial bus [USB]
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A hybrid storage device is provided. The hybrid storage device includes a first storage part that comprises an interface device based on a first standard, a second storage part that comprises an interface device based on a second standard, and a connector for interface devices that is shared by the first storage part and the second storage part and comprises a plurality of pins.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hybrid storage device comprising:
a first storage part comprising an interface device based on a first standard;
a second storage part comprising an interface device based on a second standard; and
a connector for interface devices configured to be shared by the first storage part and the second storage part and comprises a plurality of pins,
wherein the connector comprises a power supply pin, and
wherein power lines of the interface device of the first standard and the interface device of the second standard are commonly connected to the power supply pin, and
wherein, in the connector, a manufacturing diagnostic pin and a device present pin defined in the SATA standard are used as D+ and D− line pins defined in the USB standard.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The hybrid storage device of claim 1, wherein the interface device of the first storage part is connected to some of the plurality of pins of the connector, and the interface device of the second storage part is connected to remaining ones of the plurality of pins of the connector.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The hybrid storage device of claim 1, wherein the second storage part is a solid-state storage device comprising a semiconductor memory.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The hybrid storage device of claim 3, wherein the first storage part is a solid-state storage device comprising a semiconductor memory.

### Claim 5

A hybrid optical storage device comprising:
a first storage part comprising a serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) interface device and optically stores information;
a second storage part comprising a universal serial bus (USB) interface device; and
a SATA interface connector configured to be shared by the first storage part and the second storage part and comprises a plurality of pins,
wherein power lines of the SATA interface device and the USB interface device are commonly connected to a power supply pin in the SATA interface connector, and wherein, in the SATA interface connector, a manufacturing diagnostic pin and a device present pin defined in the SATA standard are used as D+ and D− line pins defined in the USB standard.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The hybrid optical storage device of claim 5, wherein the first storage part is an optical disc drive, and the second storage part is a solid-state storage device.

### Claim 7

An electronic system comprising:
a hybrid storage device comprising:
a first storage part further comprising an interface device based on a first standard;
a second storage part further comprising an interface device based on a second standard; and
a slave connector for interface devices configured to be shared by the first storage part and the second storage part and comprises a plurality of pins;
a host connector configured to correspond to the slave connector for interface devices; and
a driving unit configured to drive the first storage part and the second storage part,
wherein the slave connector comprises a power supply pin, and
wherein power lines of the interface device based on the first standard and the interface device based on the second standard are commonly connected to the power supply pin, and
wherein, in the slave connector, a manufacturing diagnostic pin and a device present pin defined in the SATA standard are used as D+ and D− line pins defined in the USB standard.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The electronic system of claim 7, wherein the interface device based on the first standard is a USB interface device, the interface device based on the second standard is a SATA interface device, and the slave connector is a SATA slave connector.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The electronic system of claim 7, wherein the second storage part is a solid-state storage device comprising a semiconductor memory.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The electronic system of claim 8, wherein the second storage part is a solid-state storage device comprising a semiconductor memory.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The hybrid storage device of claim 1, wherein the connector is connected to a printed circuit board.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The hybrid storage device of claim 1, wherein the connector further comprises a ground pin commonly connected to the interface device of the first standard and the interface device of the second standard.

### Claim 13 (depends on 5)

The hybrid optical storage device of claim 5, wherein the SATA interface connector further comprises a ground pin commonly connected to the SATA interface device and the USB interface device.

### Claim 14 (depends on 6)

The hybrid optical storage device of claim 6, wherein the SATA interface connector further comprises a ground pin commonly connected to the SATA interface device and the USB interface device.

### Claim 15 (depends on 7)

The electronic system of claim 7, wherein the slave connector further comprises a ground pin commonly connected to the interface device based on the first standard and the interface device based on the second standard.

### Claim 16 (depends on 8)

The electronic system of claim 8, wherein the slave connector further comprises a ground pin commonly connected to the interface device based on the SATA standard and the interface device based on the USB standard.

### Claim 17 (depends on 9)

The electronic system of claim 9, wherein the slave connector further comprises a ground pin commonly connected to the interface device based on the first standard and the interface device based on the second standard.