IP Library Granted Patent US 11,304,319
Granted Patent B2
US 11,304,319 · App. 16/553,808 · Granted Apr 12, 2022

Memory system, memory apparatus, and memory method

Inventor: Junya Kishikawa (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
H05K5/0213B60R16/03G02B6/428G02B6/4273G11C16/30H02J50/10H05K1/18H05K5/0026H05K5/0247B60R16/0231H05K2201/10121H05K2201/10159
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Patent No.
US 11,304,319
App. No.
16/553,808
Granted
Apr 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A memory system of embodiments includes a container, a first circuit board, a second circuit board, and an optical cable. The container has a hole connecting inside and outside the container. The first circuit board is disposed outside the container and has a first circuit to convert a first electric signal to an optical signal. The second circuit board is disposed inside the container and has a memory device, and a second circuit to convert the optical signal into a second electric signal and storing the second electric signal in the memory device. The optical cable transmits the optical signal from the first circuit board through the hole to the second circuit board.

Claims (38)

1. A memory system, comprising:

a container including an outer container and an inner container disposed in the outer container, the container forming a heat insulation structure between the outer container and the inner container, the container including a hole connecting an inside of the inner container and an outside of the outer container;

a first circuit board disposed outside the outer container, the first circuit board having a first circuit configured to convert a first electric signal to an optical signal;

a second circuit board housed inside the inner container, the second circuit board having

a memory device and

a second circuit configured to:

convert the optical signal into a second electric signal, and

store the second electric signal in the memory device; and

an optical cable configured to transmit the optical signal from the first circuit board to the second circuit board through the hole;

wherein the heat insulation structure includes a vacuum laver between the outer container and the inner container.

2. The memory system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the hole has a shape corresponding to an outer shape of the optical cable.

3. The memory system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second circuit board includes:

a light receiving circuit connected to the optical cable through the hole, and

a conversion circuit configured to convert the optical signal received by the light receiving circuit into the second electric signal.

4. The memory system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first feeding antenna element disposed on a surface of the outer container;

a second feeding antenna element disposed on a surface of the inner container;

a wireless power feeding circuit to wirelessly receive power from outside of the container through the first and second feeding antenna elements to the second circuit board inside the container.

5. The memory system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second circuit board has a connector configured to detachably mount the memory device.

6. A memory apparatus using an optical cable, comprising:

a container including an outer container and an inner container disposed in the outer container, the container forming a heat insulation structure between the outer container and the inner container, the container including a hole connecting an inside of the inner container and an outside of the outer container for leading the optical cable therethrough; and

a circuit board housed in the inner container,

the circuit board including;

a memory device,

a light receiving circuit configured to receive an optical signal to be sent through the optical cable,

a conversion circuit configured to convert the optical signal received by the light receiving circuit into an electric signal to be stored in the memory device,

wherein the heat insulation structure includes a vacuum laver between the outer container and the inner container.

7. The memory apparatus according to claim 6 ,

wherein the hole has a shape corresponding to an outer shape of the optical cable.

8. The memory apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a first feeding antenna element disposed on a surface of the outer container;

a second feeding antenna element disposed on a surface of the inner container;

a wireless power feeding circuit to wirelessly receive power from outside of the container through the first and second feeding antenna elements to the circuit board inside the container.

9. The memory apparatus according to claim 6 ,

wherein the circuit board has a connector configured to detachably mount the memory device.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 6, 2022
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058650/0469 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2019
From: KISHIKAWA, JUNYA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050200/0817 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-039594 · Mar 5, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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