Apparatus and methods for improved SATA device interaction without a SAS expander
US7814245B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/387
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus, circuits, systems, and associated methods for integrating SAS/STP control in a SATA storage device. Features and aspects hereof permit direct coupling of the SATA storage device to either a SATA host or to an STP initiator without requiring an intervening SAS expander.
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