Feiya Technology Corp.

Silicon Motion, Inc.

Cheng-Chih Chien

Bing-Fei Wu

Khein Seng Pua

Jou-Wei Fu

Wen-Chung Chang

Chin-Chen Lee

Lung-Yi Kuo

Chung-Chi Tien

Aw Yong-Chee Kong

Jiunn-Yeong Yang

Soo Ching Ng

A device for prolonging the lifetime of a nonvolatile memory is applied to the connection between a host electronic machine and a nonvolatile memory device. The device includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) buffer zone, a counter, and two sets of inverters, wherein the RAM buffer zone is employed to store a unit data train temporarily; the counter is used to count the total bits of logic '0'; the inverters are used to lessen the times for readying/writing a nonvolatile memory device by inverting the unit data train based on the count (for example, when the number of logic '&#x201c;s exceeds the number of logic &#x201c;&#x201c;s, and the state flag keeps track of whether an inversion has occurred or is needed.

Device for prolonging lifetime of nonvolatile memory

A global positioning system (GPS) card reader comprises a bus connection interface, a GPS module, a universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART) coupled with the GPS module and a complex programmable logic circuit comprising a complex programmable logic device. The complex programmable logic circuit connects with the bus connection interface and comprises at least: a card information structural (CIS) memory, am address decoder, a power control register, and a storage card coupling for connecting a storage card.

GPS card reader

The present invention relates to a management and link structure of a flash memory. The flash memory is divided into several different types of data access blocks, such as general data blocks, spare blocks, link-table block, and new blocks. A simple data link structure is provided, and a management and calculating method for spare blocks saves time to search and write data effectively and prolongs the service life of the flash memory.

Management, data link structure and calculating method for flash memory

The present invention involves an IC Package Similar IDE Interface Solid State Disk Module & Optimized Pin Design, in which the solid state disk module consists of a solid state disk module control, several flash memories, a power regulator; a low power detector and a short circuit preventing circuit; through link between signal position and data lines of the solid state disk and the IDE data storage a interface, data which are expected to be stored in the system is able to be written in the solid state disk module or read out by the solid state disk module; the link has a type of dual-in-line package which can be soldered directly on a PCB of the system so that the mechanical structure for conventional hard disk will be get rid of, resulting in high vibration resistance, small dimensions, therefore, it is very suitable to light type portable computer systems or industrial computer systems where requirements on data storage and vibration resistance are needed.

IC package similar IDE interface solid state disk module and optimized pin design

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Taichung, Taiwan

Cheng-Chih Chien