Storage device
View Patent ↗A storage device includes a connector with first to ninth pins, a serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) control chip, a universal serial bus (USB) control chip, and a storage chip. Voltage terminals of the SATA control chip, the USB control chip, and the storage chip are connected to the first pin of the connector. Second, third, fifth, and sixth signal terminals of the SATA control chip are connected to the fifth pin, the sixth pins, the eighth pin, and the ninth pin of the connector, respectively. Output terminals of the SATA control chip and the USB control chip are connected to a signal terminal of the storage chip. Second, third, fifth, sixth, eighth, and ninth signal terminals of the USB control chip are connected to the second pin, the third pin, the fifth pin, the sixth pin, the eighth pin, and the ninth pin of the connector, respectively.
1. A storage device comprising: a circuit board; a connector arranged on the circuit board and comprising first to ninth pins; a plurality of storage chips arranged on the circuit board, wherein each storage chip comprises a voltage terminal and a signal terminal, the voltage terminal of each of the plurality of storage chips is connected to the first pin of the connector, to receive a voltage; a serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) control chip arranged on the circuit board, wherein a voltage terminal of the SATA control chip is connected to the first pin of the connector, to receive a voltage, a ground terminal of the SATA control chip is connected to the seventh pin of the connector, to be grounded, second, third, fifth, and sixth signal terminals of the SATA control chip are connected to the fifth pin, the sixth pins, the eighth pin, and the ninth pin, respectively, to receive SATA signals, an output terminal of the SATA control chip is connected to the signal terminals of the plurality of storage chips, to control the plurality of storage chips to read or write data according to the received SATA signal; and a universal serial bus (USB) control chip arranged on the circuit board, wherein a voltage terminal of the USB control chip is connected to a first pin of the connector, to receive the voltage, first and second ground terminal of the USB control chip are connected to fourth and seventh pins of the connector, respectively, to be grounded, second, third, fifth, sixth, eighth, and ninth signal terminal of the USB control chip are connected to the second pin, the third pins, the fifth pin, the sixth pin, the eighth pin, and the ninth pin of the connector, respectively, to receive a USB bus signal, an output terminal of the USB control chip is connected to the signal terminals of the plurality of storage chips, to control the plurality of storage chips to read or write data according to the received USB bus signal.
2. The storage device of claim 1 , wherein the connector is a USB3.0 connector.
3. The storage device of claim 1 , wherein the connector is a male connector.