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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2006
Grady David Lambert, Groton, MA (US);
Joydeep Chowdhury, Raleigh, NC (US);
Carson Stuart, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Ryan Mcdaniel, Hudson, MA (US);
Grady David Lambert, Groton, MA (US);
Joydeep Chowdhury, Raleigh, NC (US);
Carson Stuart, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Ryan McDaniel, Hudson, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Portable USB memory modules or devices and methods for using such devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a portable memory module can include a housing having a CompactFlash card form factor and one or more flash memory devices carried by the housing. The portable memory module can also include a USB controller carried by the housing and coupled to the one or more flash memory devices. The portable memory module can further include a connector including a first portion coupled to the controller and a second portion configured to mate with a host device. In several embodiments, the connector includes a plurality of pins to transfer signals to and from the memory module. The pins are configured to mate with a fifty pin socket on the host device.