Enhanced PCIe storage device form factors
US10255215B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0026
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Enhanced data storage devices in various form factors are discussed herein. In one example, a storage drive includes a plurality of storage devices configured to store and retrieve data responsive to operations received over Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) interfaces, a PCIe switch circuit communicatively coupled to the PCIe interfaces of the storage devices and configured to receive over a host connector the operations issued by a host system and transfer the storage operations for ones of the storage devices over associated ones of the PCIe interfaces. The storage drive includes holdup circuitry configured to provide holdup power the storage devices. The storage drive includes a first circuit board assembly comprising three storage device connectors that couple to corresponding storage devices, and a second circuit board assembly comprising a further storage device connector that couples to a further storage device.
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