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System architecture for hard disk drive

US6104565A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateDec 30, 1998
Grant dateAug 15, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/20
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic architecture that provides a portable hard disk drive that can meet the type II PCMCIA specification and which can efficiently operate with a 3.3 V power supply. The architecture includes a digital signal processor with a first internal bus for transferring instructions and a second internal bus for transferring data. The digital signal processor performs fetching, decoding, reading and execution routines in parallel while simultaneously receiving data.

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