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Data control device, storage device and method of connecting data control device

US8654628B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 8, 2009
Grant dateFeb 18, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 26, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/2017
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data control device includes: a switch portion that has a plurality of first terminals on an upstream side, a plurality of second terminals on a downstream side, and a circuit portion that optionally switches a connection between the first terminals and the second terminals based on an external switching signal; and at least one control portion that has a first input/output portion on the upstream side and a second input/output portion on the downstream side, wherein the second input/output portion is connected to the first terminal of the switch portion and the first input/output portion is connected to the second terminal of the switch portion, and wherein the at least one control portion controls an input/output of data between the first input/output portion and the second input/output portion.

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