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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
Steven Sprouse, San Jose, CA (US);
Ka Ian Yung, Mountain View, CA (US);
Suresh Upadhyayula, San Jose, CA (US);
Patricio Collantes, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven Sprouse, San Jose, CA (US);
Ka Ian Yung, Mountain View, CA (US);
Suresh Upadhyayula, San Jose, CA (US);
Patricio Collantes, San Jose, CA (US);
SanDisk Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor device is disclosed including a sheathless connector having a grounding pin which protects against electrical shorts and damage upon a backwards insertion of the connector to a host device. If the electrical connector is inserted backwards, the grounding pin mates with the signal ground terminal of the socket, and avoids contact with the remaining terminals. As a result, the damage otherwise occurring upon a backwards insertion of prior art devices is avoided.