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Memory card control device

US5450365A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 17, 1994
Grant dateSep 12, 1995
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Expiry dateMay 17, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C5/14
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a memory card control device for interfacing an electronic still camera or similar electronic equipment and a memory card removably mounted on the equipment, a data processing device operates only at a supply voltage of 5 volts while a logic circuit operates at a supply voltage of 3 volts. A first level shifter converts the level of signals output from the memory card to a level matching the logic circuit. A second level shifter converts the level of signals output from the logic circuit to 5 volts and transfers it to the processing device, while converting the level of signals output from the processing device to 3 volts and feeding it to the logic circuit. The control device accommodates various kinds of memory cards each having a particular rated supply voltage.

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