Mass storage system and method of using hard disk, solid-state media, PCIe edge connector, and raid controller
US8725946B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/217
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for mass storage of data over two or more tiers of mass storage media that include nonvolatile solid-state memory devices, hard disk devices, and optionally volatile memory devices or nonvolatile MRAM in an SDRAM configuration. The mass storage media interface with a host through one or more PCIe lanes on a single printed circuit board.
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