Apacer Technology Inc.

Jiunn-Chang Lee

Chien-Pang Chen

Liang-Cheng Li

Yin-Chuan Liao

Hung-Wen Pan

Yu-Che Lee

Jia-Wei Lin

A memory device includes a non-volatile memory chip, a connector and a memory controller. The non-volatile memory chip includes an access partition and a hidden partition. The memory controller is used to set first logical blocks mapping to mapping physical blocks in the access partition. The memory controller is used to maintain a first mapping table recording the first logical blocks and the mapping physical blocks. During backup, the memory controller is used to duplicate data in the mapping physical blocks to the hidden partition according to the first mapping table to form backup physical blocks, and establish a second mapping table setting second logical blocks to map to the backup physical blocks. During recovery, the memory controller is used to map the second logical blocks to the backup physical blocks according to the second mapping table for the host system to recover an environment set at the backup operation.

Memory device providing fast data recovery

An oculink electronic device having a flexible circuit board includes an oculink connector, a first rigid circuit board, a second rigid circuit board and the flexible circuit board. The first rigid circuit board is connected with the oculink connector. The flexible circuit board is extended from the first rigid circuit board and the second rigid circuit board and disposed between the first rigid circuit board and the second rigid circuit board. Therefore, not only the assembling steps are reduced, but also the total length is significantly shortened. The rotatable characteristic is provided, and the space requirement of installation is reduced.

Oculink electronic device having flexible circuit board

A storage device includes a first housing, a second housing, a circuit board, a first electric connector, a first storage unit, a second electric connector and a second storage unit. The second housing is matched with the first housing and connected with the first housing. The circuit board is disposed between the first housing and the second housing. The first electric connector is disposed on the circuit board. The first storage unit is disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected with the first electric connector. The second electric connector is disposed on the circuit board. The second storage unit is disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected with the second electric connector. The first storage unit and the second storage unit are independent from each other. Therefore, the advantages of utilizing two independent storage units on single one product are achieved.

Storage device

The present disclosure illustrates a method of extending a lifetime of a solid state disk (SSD). The SSD includes a flash memory which is a multi-level cell (MLC) flash memory. The method includes steps of: setting a number of logic blocks of the SSD to be one-half of a number of physical blocks of the flash memory; reading, by a control unit of the SSD, a write/erase times of each of the physical blocks of the flash memory; and converting the physical block, of which a number of the write/erase times exceeds an upper limit of the write/erase times, from a multi-level storage format to a single-level storage format. A number of the logic blocks is a constant value.

Method of extending lifetime of solid state disk

An electronic card and a detecting method are provided. The electronic card includes a connector. The detecting method detects whether an output signal from a host is received by Pin 41, Pin 43, Pin 47 and Pin 49 of the connector, or Pin 29, Pin 31, Pin 35 and Pin 37 of the connector, or Pin 17, Pin 19, Pin 23 and Pin 25 of the connector, or Pin 5, Pin 7, 11 and Pin 13 of the connector. According to the detecting result and the output signal, the electronic card judges the communication protocol of the host is a SATA communication protocol, a PCIe communication protocol or a USB3.0 communication protocol.

Electronic card and detecting method thereof

A logic block addressing (LBA) configuration method and a non-volatile memory device having the same are provided. The non-volatile memory device determines one of logic zones configured in an LBA table according to the number of booting times. The selected logic zone corresponds to a data zone configured in a physical volume. The non-volatile memory device accesses data stored in the data zone in the selected logic zone. Accordingly, in each boot, the instant disclosure provides the LBA configuration method and the non-volatile memory device having the same, which can show data stored in the different data zones of the physical volume to simplify user operation and avoid the user maliciously destroying or erroneously deleting other data stored in the unused data zones of the physical volume, thereby enhancing the efficiency of the non-volatile memory device executing the multi-booting.

Logic block addressing (LBA) configuration method and non-volatile memory device having the same

A SATA connector capable of transmitting electric power directly includes female and male connectors. The female connector includes a body and two first power pins. A front end of the body includes a first interface with two sidewalls. An end of the first power pin is disposed on two sidewalls of the first interface, and another end of the first power pin is extended out of a rear end of the body. The male connector includes a body and two second power pins. Both sides of the body have a side groove, and the side groove has an external sidewall. The sidewall includes a notch for exposing an end of the second power pin, and another end of the second power pin is extended out of the body. When the male and female connectors are connected, the second and first power pins constitute an electric connection for transmitting electric power.

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Taipei, Taiwan

Jiunn-Chang Lee