Skhynix Inc.

Danyang Qiao

Wenwei Wang

Xiaofang Chen

Hao Tian

Sonny Mirador

A detachable capacitor connection structure is provided for a storage device. In an embodiment, a connection element detachably connects a capacitor module including one or more capacitors to a circuit board such that the capacitor module is stacked over the circuit board. The connection element includes: a first connector including two pin headers, mounted on a bottom plane of the capacitor module; and a second connector including two sockets, mounted on a top plane of the circuit board corresponding to the bottom of the capacitor module, suitable for connecting the first connector to the circuit board.

Storage device with detachable capacitor connection structure

A power failure protection system is provided for a solid state drive. In an embodiment, the system includes: power converters; a stand-by power converter; a power switch array including power switch pairs; and a power control complex programmable logic device. The power control complex programmable logic device monitors power failures of the power converters; when a power failure of a particular power converter is detected, configures a power level for the stand-by power converter, the configured power level corresponding to the failed power converter; and controls a target power switch pair corresponding to the failed power converter such that an operation voltage generated by the stand-by power converter is applied to an internal component.

Power failure protection system for solid state drives

A printed circuit board (PCB) structure is provided for a solid state drive. In an embodiment, a solid state drive includes top and bottom layers, multiple intermediate layers and a ground cage. Each of top and bottom layers includes a plurality of components for operation of the solid state drive. The multiple intermediate layers enable electrical signals to pass between components on the top and bottom layers, one of the multiple intermediate layers including a power plane having a high voltage relative to each of the other planes. The ground cage shields signal traces on the same layer as the power plane and planes in adjacent layers from noise generated by the power plane.

Printed circuit board structure for solid state drives

Circuits integrating OR logic and level shifting functionality and methods of operating the same are configured to accommodate different applications. One such circuit comprises first and second transistors coupled in parallel defining first and second nodes, the first transistor being responsive to a first input signal and the second transistor being responsive to a second input signal; a first resistor coupled between a power supply terminal of the circuit and the first node; and a second resistor coupled between the second node and a ground terminal of the circuit. The circuit generates an output signal having a voltage level that is lower than a voltage level of each of the first and second input signals.

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