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Title: US7103684: Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
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Inventor: Chen, Ben Wei; Fremont, CA, United States of America
Chou, Horng-Yee; Palo Alto, CA, United States of America
See, Sun-Teck; San Jose, CA, United States of America
Lee, Charles C.; Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Assignee: Super Talent Electronics, Inc., San Jose, CA, United States of America
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Published / Filed: 2006-09-05 / 2003-12-02

Application Number: US2003000707277
IPC Code: Advanced: G06F 3/00; G06F 13/12; G06F 13/28;
Core: G06F 13/20; more...

ECLA Code: G06F13/28;

U.S. Class: Current: 710/062; 710/008; 710/020; 710/022; 710/072; 713/001; 713/002;
Original: 710/062; 710/008; 710/020; 710/022; 710/072; 713/001; 713/002; 713/009;

Field of Search: 710/008,20,22,62,72 713/1;2

Priority Number:
2003-12-02  US2003000707277

Abstract:     A Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) single-chip flash device contains a USB flash microcontroller and flash mass storage blocks containing flash memory arrays that are block-addressable rather than randomly-addressable. USB packets from a host USB bus are read by a serial engine on the USB flash microcontroller. Various routines that execute on a CPU in the USB flash microcontroller are activated in response to commands in the USB packets. A flash-memory controller in the USB flash microcontroller transfers data from the serial engine to the flash mass storage blocks for storage. Rather than boot from an internal ROM coupled to the CPU, a boot loader is transferred by DMA from the first page of the flash mass storage block to an internal RAM. The flash memory is automatically read from the first page at power-on. The CPU then executes the boot loader from the internal RAM to load the control program.

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Auvinen, Stuart T. ;

Primary / Asst. Examiners: Huynh, Kim; Chen, Alan
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Parent Case: CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
    This application is related to the co-pending application for “USB Smart Switch with Packet Re-Ordering for Interleaving among Multiple Flash-Memory Endpoints Aggregated as a Single Virtual USB Endpoint”, U.S. Ser. No. 10/707,276, filed Dec. 2, 2003.

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First Claim:
Show all 20 claims		     1. A Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) single-chip flash device comprising:

a USB flash microcontroller having a central processing unit (CPU) for executing instructions and a random-access memory (RAM) for storing instructions for execution by the CPU;

a serial engine in the USB flash microcontroller for receiving USB packets from a host over a host USB bus;

a flash-memory controller in the USB flash microcontroller;

flash mass storage blocks, coupled to the flash-memory controller, for storing non-volatile data for the host, the data in the flash mass storage blocks being block-addressable and not randomly-addressable; and

a flash bus having parallel data lines for transferring data from the flash-memory controller to the flash mass storage blocks, the flash bus also carrying a command to the flash mass storage blocks over the parallel data lines and also carrying a flash address over the parallel data lines;

wherein a block of data in the flash mass storage blocks is addressable by the flash-memory controller sending the command and a physical address over the parallel data lines, the command and the physical address being used to transfer the block of data over the parallel data lines as a plurality of data words transferred in a plurality of bus cycles;

whereby the USB flash microcontroller is integrated with the flash mass storage blocks that are block-addressable.

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Application Number Filed Notes
US2003000707277 2003-12-02  is a related to the prior publication
     US20050120146A1 issued 2005-06-02  Single-Chip USB Controller Reading Power-On Boot Code from Integrated Flash Memory for User Storage
US2003000707277 2003-12-02  is a related to the prior publication
     US20050120163A1 issued 2005-06-02  Serial Interface to Flash-Memory Chip Using PCI-Express-Like Packets and Packed Data for Partial-Page Writes
US2003000707277 2003-12-02  is a related to the prior publication
     US20070079043A1 issued 2007-04-05  Single-Chip Multi-Media Card/Secure Digital (MMC/SD) Controller Reading Power-On Boot Code from Integrated Flash Memory for User Storage
US2003000707277 2003-12-02  is a related to the prior publication
     US20070143509A1 issued 2007-06-21  Symmetric USB Device with Metal-Tube Plastic-Plug Shell with USB Plug Centered and Integrated with Circuit Board Substrate
US2003000707277 2003-12-02  is a related to the prior publication
     US20070184719A1 issued 2007-08-09  USB device with integrated USB plug with USB-substrate supporter inside
US2003000707277 2003-12-02  is a related to the prior publication
     US20080228984A1 issued 2008-09-18  Single-Chip Multi-Media Card/Secure Digital (MMC/SD) Controller Reading Power-On Boot Code from Integrated Flash Memory for User Storage
US2003000707277 2003-12-02  is a related to the prior publication
     US20080280490A1 issued 2008-11-13  Press/Push Universal Serial Bus (USB) Flash Drive with Deploying and Retracting Functionalities with Elasticity Material and Fingerprint Verification Capability
>US2003000707277<   is a continuation in part of
US2009000418550  2009-04-03   (pending)
     US20090193184A1 issued 2009-07-30   Hybrid 2-Level Mapping Tables for Hybrid Block- and Page-Mode Flash-Memory System
11924448   is a continuation in part of
US2008000347306  2008-12-31   (pending)
     US20090113121A1 issued 2009-04-30   Swappable Sets of Partial-Mapping Tables in a Flash-Memory System With A Command Queue for Combining Flash Writes
12475457   is a continuation in part of
US2008000252155  2008-10-15   (pending)
     US20090037652A1 issued 2009-02-05   Command Queuing Smart Storage Transfer Manager for Striping Data to Raw-NAND Flash Modules
12418550   is a continuation in part of
US2008000252155  2008-10-15   (pending)
     US20090037652A1 issued 2009-02-05   Command Queuing Smart Storage Transfer Manager for Striping Data to Raw-NAND Flash Modules
12186471   is a continuation of
US2008000252155  2008-10-15   (pending)
     US20090037652A1 issued 2009-02-05   Command Queuing Smart Storage Transfer Manager for Striping Data to Raw-NAND Flash Modules
11309594   is a continuation in part of
US2008000186471  2008-08-05   (pending)
     US20080320214A1 issued 2008-12-25   Multi-Level Controller with Smart Storage Transfer Manager for Interleaving Multiple Single-Chip Flash Memory Devices
12124081   is a continuation in part of
US2008000175753  2008-07-18   (pending)
     US20080286990A1 issued 2008-11-20   Direct Package Mold Process For Single Chip SD Flash Cards
12418550   is a continuation in part of
US2008000166191  2008-07-01   (pending)
US2004000818653   is a continuation in part of
US2008000128916  2008-05-29   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7552251 issued 2009-06-23   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
US2004000818653   is a continuation in part of
US2008000128916  2008-05-29
     US7552251 issued 2009-06-23   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
12347306   is a continuation in part of
US2008000128916  2008-05-29
     US7552251 issued 2009-06-23   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
12025706   is a continuation in part of
US2008000128916  2008-05-29   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7552251 issued 2009-06-23   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
11871011   is a continuation in part of
US2008000128916  2008-05-29   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7552251 issued 2009-06-23   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
11773830   is a continuation in part of
US2008000128916  2008-05-29   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7552251 issued 2009-06-23   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
11309594   is a division of
US2008000128916  2008-05-29
     US7552251 issued 2009-06-23   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
11309594   is a continuation of
US2008000128916  2008-05-29
     US7552251 issued 2009-06-23   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
>US2003000707277<   is a continuation in part of
US2008000124081  2008-05-20   (pending)
     US20080218799A1 issued 2008-09-11   Extended COB-USB With Dual-Personality Contacts
US2004000818653   is a continuation in part of
US2008000115128  2008-05-05   (pending)
     US20080235443A1 issued 2008-09-25   Intelligent Solid-State Non-Volatile Memory Device (NVMD) System With Multi-Level Caching of Multiple Channels
>US2003000707277<   is a continuation in part of
US2008000101877  2008-04-11   (pending)
     US20080209114A1 issued 2008-08-28   Reliability High Endurance Non-Volatile Memory Device with Zone-Based Non-Volatile Memory File System
US2004000761853   is a continuation in part of
US2008000099421  2008-04-08   (pending)
12427675   is a continuation in part of
US2008000054310  2008-03-24   (pending)
     US20080215802A1 issued 2008-09-04   High Integration of Intelligent Non-volatile Memory Device
12252155   is a continuation in part of
US2008000054310  2008-03-24   (pending)
     US20080215802A1 issued 2008-09-04   High Integration of Intelligent Non-volatile Memory Device
12186471   is a continuation in part of
US2008000054310  2008-03-24   (pending)
     US20080215802A1 issued 2008-09-04   High Integration of Intelligent Non-volatile Memory Device
12141879   is a continuation in part of
US2008000054310  2008-03-24   (pending)
     US20080215802A1 issued 2008-09-04   High Integration of Intelligent Non-volatile Memory Device
11871011   is a continuation in part of
US2008000054310  2008-03-24   (pending)
     US20080215802A1 issued 2008-09-04   High Integration of Intelligent Non-volatile Memory Device
11624667   is a continuation in part of
US2008000054310  2008-03-24   (pending)
     US20080215802A1 issued 2008-09-04   High Integration of Intelligent Non-volatile Memory Device
>US2003000707277<   is a continuation in part of
US2008000035398  2008-02-21   (pending)
     US20080209112A1 issued 2008-08-28   High Endurance Non-Volatile Memory Devices
12054310   is a continuation in part of
US2008000035398  2008-02-21   (pending)
     US20080209112A1 issued 2008-08-28   High Endurance Non-Volatile Memory Devices
11309594   is a continuation in part of
US2008000035398  2008-02-21   (pending)
     US20080209112A1 issued 2008-08-28   High Endurance Non-Volatile Memory Devices
US2004000818653   is a continuation in part of
US2008000025706  2008-02-04   (pending)
     US20080256287A1 issued 2008-10-16   Methods and systems of managing memory addresses in a large capacity multi-level cell (MLC) based flash memory device
US1999000366976   is a continuation in part of
US2008000025706  2008-02-04   (pending)
     US20080256287A1 issued 2008-10-16   Methods and systems of managing memory addresses in a large capacity multi-level cell (MLC) based flash memory device
12119477   is a continuation in part of
US2008000025706  2008-02-04   (pending)
     US20080256287A1 issued 2008-10-16   Methods and systems of managing memory addresses in a large capacity multi-level cell (MLC) based flash memory device
12017249   is a continuation in part of
US2008000025706  2008-02-04   (pending)
     US20080256287A1 issued 2008-10-16   Methods and systems of managing memory addresses in a large capacity multi-level cell (MLC) based flash memory device
11924448   is a continuation in part of
US2008000025706  2008-02-04   (pending)
     US20080256287A1 issued 2008-10-16   Methods and systems of managing memory addresses in a large capacity multi-level cell (MLC) based flash memory device
11748595   is a continuation in part of
US2008000025706  2008-02-04   (pending)
     US20080256287A1 issued 2008-10-16   Methods and systems of managing memory addresses in a large capacity multi-level cell (MLC) based flash memory device
12115128   is a continuation in part of
US2008000017249  2008-01-21   (pending)
     US20080147968A1 issued 2008-06-19   High Performance Flash Memory Devices (FMD)
>US2003000707277<   is a continuation in part of
US2007000927549  2007-10-29   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7440286 issued 2008-10-21   Extended USB dual-personality card reader
12101877   is a continuation in part of
US2007000926743  2007-10-29   (pending)
     US20080215800A1 issued 2008-09-04   Hybrid SSD Using A Combination of SLC and MLC Flash Memory Arrays
12166191   is a continuation in part of
US2007000924448  2007-10-25   (pending)
     US20080192928A1 issued 2008-08-14   Portable Electronic Storage Devices with Hardware Security Based on Advanced Encryption Standard
11926743   is a continuation in part of
US2007000924448  2007-10-25   (pending)
     US20080192928A1 issued 2008-08-14   Portable Electronic Storage Devices with Hardware Security Based on Advanced Encryption Standard
US2004000761853   is a continuation in part of
US2007000871627  2007-10-12   (pending)
     US20080034154A1 issued 2008-02-07   Multi-Channel Flash Module with Plane-Interleaved Sequential ECC Writes and Background Recycling to Restricted-Write Flash Chips
12025706   is a continuation in part of
US2007000871011  2007-10-11   (pending)
     US20080034153A1 issued 2008-02-07   Flash Module with Plane-Interleaved Sequential Writes to Restricted-Write Flash Chips
11748595   is a continuation in part of
US2007000871011  2007-10-11   (pending)
     US20080034153A1 issued 2008-02-07   Flash Module with Plane-Interleaved Sequential Writes to Restricted-Write Flash Chips
12035398   is a continuation in part of
US2007000864671  2007-09-28   (pending)
     US20080071973A1 issued 2008-03-20   ELECTRONIC DATA FLASH CARD WITH VARIOUS FLASH MEMORY CELLS
11773830   is a continuation in part of
US2007000831888  2007-07-31   (pending)
     US20080006927A1 issued 2008-01-10   Manufacturing Process For Single-Chip MMC/SD Flash Memory Device With Molded Asymmetric Circuit Board
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US2007000773830  2007-07-05   (pending)
     US20070293088A1 issued 2007-12-20   Molding Methods To Manufacture Single-Chip Chip-On-Board USB Device
US2007000831888 2007-07-31  is a continuation in part of
US2007000773830  2007-07-05   (pending)
     US20070293088A1 issued 2007-12-20   Molding Methods To Manufacture Single-Chip Chip-On-Board USB Device
US2004000888282   is a continuation in part of
US2007000773830  2007-07-05   (pending)
     US20070293088A1 issued 2007-12-20   Molding Methods To Manufacture Single-Chip Chip-On-Board USB Device
12234581   is a continuation in part of
US2007000773830  2007-07-05   (pending)
     US20070293088A1 issued 2007-12-20   Molding Methods To Manufacture Single-Chip Chip-On-Board USB Device
12124081   is a continuation in part of
US2007000773830  2007-07-05   (pending)
     US20070293088A1 issued 2007-12-20   Molding Methods To Manufacture Single-Chip Chip-On-Board USB Device
11996871   is a continuation in part of
US2007000773830  2007-07-05   (pending)
     US20070293088A1 issued 2007-12-20   Molding Methods To Manufacture Single-Chip Chip-On-Board USB Device
11872588   is a continuation in part of
US2007000773830  2007-07-05   (pending)
     US20070293088A1 issued 2007-12-20   Molding Methods To Manufacture Single-Chip Chip-On-Board USB Device
12035398   is a continuation in part of
US2007000770642  2007-06-28   (pending)
     US20070255891A1 issued 2007-11-01   High-Speed Controller for Phase-Change Memory Peripheral Device
11770642   is a continuation in part of
US2007000748595  2007-05-15   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7471556 issued 2008-12-30   Local bank write buffers for accelerating a phase-change memory
11770642   is a continuation in part of
US2007000748595  2007-05-15
     US7471556 issued 2008-12-30   Local bank write buffers for accelerating a phase-change memory
US2007000876251 2007-10-22  is a continuation in part of
US2007000624667  2007-01-18   (pending)
     US20070130436A1 issued 2007-06-07   Electronic Data Storage Medium With Fingerprint Verification Capability
US2007000875648 2007-10-19  is a continuation in part of
US2007000624667  2007-01-18   (pending)
     US20070130436A1 issued 2007-06-07   Electronic Data Storage Medium With Fingerprint Verification Capability
US2007000831888 2007-07-31  is a continuation in part of
US2007000624667  2007-01-18   (pending)
     US20070130436A1 issued 2007-06-07   Electronic Data Storage Medium With Fingerprint Verification Capability
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     US20070130436A1 issued 2007-06-07   Electronic Data Storage Medium With Fingerprint Verification Capability
>US2003000707277<   is a continuation in part of
US2007000624667  2007-01-18   (pending)
     US20070130436A1 issued 2007-06-07   Electronic Data Storage Medium With Fingerprint Verification Capability
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US2007000624667  2007-01-18   (pending)
     US20070130436A1 issued 2007-06-07   Electronic Data Storage Medium With Fingerprint Verification Capability
12099421   is a continuation in part of
US2007000624667  2007-01-18   (pending)
     US20070130436A1 issued 2007-06-07   Electronic Data Storage Medium With Fingerprint Verification Capability
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US2006000466759  2006-08-23   (pending)
     US20080005471A1 issued 2010-02-04   Flash Memory Controller For Electronic Data Flash Card
US2007000831888 2007-07-31  is a continuation in part of
US2006000466759  2006-08-23   (pending)
     US20080005471A1 issued 2010-02-04   Flash Memory Controller For Electronic Data Flash Card
US2007000773830 2007-07-05  is a continuation in part of
US2006000466759  2006-08-23   (pending)
     US20080005471A1 issued 2010-02-04   Flash Memory Controller For Electronic Data Flash Card
US2007000831888 2007-07-31  is a continuation in part of
US2006000458987  2006-07-20   (pending)
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US2006000458987  2006-07-20   (pending)
>US2003000707277<   is a continuation in part of
US2006000458987  2006-07-20   (pending)
11871011   is a continuation in part of
US2006000458987  2006-07-20   (pending)
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US2006000309847  2006-10-12   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7507119 issued 2009-03-24   USB device with integrated USB plug with USB-substrate supporter inside
>US2003000707277<   is a continuation in part of
US2006000309847  2006-10-12   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7507119 issued 2009-03-24   USB device with integrated USB plug with USB-substrate supporter inside
11933226   is a continuation in part of
US2006000309847  2006-10-12
     US7507119 issued 2009-03-24   USB device with integrated USB plug with USB-substrate supporter inside
US2007000831888 2007-07-31  is a continuation in part of
US2006000309844  2006-10-11   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7535088 issued 2009-05-19   Secure-digital (SD) flash card with slanted asymmetric circuit board
US2007000876251 2007-10-22  is a continuation in part of
US2006000309594  2006-08-28   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7383362 issued 2008-06-03   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
US2007000875648 2007-10-19  is a continuation in part of
US2006000309594  2006-08-28   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7383362 issued 2008-06-03   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
US2007000845747 2007-08-27  is a continuation in part of
US2006000309594  2006-08-28   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7383362 issued 2008-06-03   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
US2007000773830 2007-07-05  is a continuation in part of
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     US7383362 issued 2008-06-03   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
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US2006000309594  2006-08-28
     US7383362 issued 2008-06-03   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
US2005000957089   is a continuation in part of
US2006000309594  2006-08-28
     US7383362 issued 2008-06-03   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
>US2003000707277<   is a continuation of
US2006000309594  2006-08-28
     US7383362 issued 2008-06-03   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
>US2003000707277<   is a continuation in part of
US2006000309594  2006-08-28
     US7383362 issued 2008-06-03   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
US1999000366976   is a continuation in part of
US2006000309594  2006-08-28
     US7383362 issued 2008-06-03   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
12128916   is a continuation of
US2006000309594  2006-08-28
     US7383362 issued 2008-06-03   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
12128916   is a continuation in part of
US2006000309594  2006-08-28
     US7383362 issued 2008-06-03   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
11933226   is a continuation in part of
US2006000309594  2006-08-28
     US7383362 issued 2008-06-03   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
11871627   is a continuation in part of
US2006000309594  2006-08-28
     US7383362 issued 2008-06-03   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
11831888   is a continuation in part of
US2006000309594  2006-08-28
     US7383362 issued 2008-06-03   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
11773830   is a continuation in part of
US2006000309594  2006-08-28   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7383362 issued 2008-06-03   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
11773830   is a continuation in part of
US2006000309594  2006-08-28
     US7383362 issued 2008-06-03   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
11770657   is a continuation in part of
US2006000309594  2006-08-28   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7383362 issued 2008-06-03   Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
US2007000773830 2007-07-05  is a continuation in part of
US2005000907700  2005-04-12   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7297024 issued 2007-11-20   Universal-serial-bus (USB) flash-memory device with metal wrap formed over plastic housing
>US2003000707277<   is a continuation in part of
US2005000257575  2005-10-24
     US7249978 issued 2007-07-31   Reduced-length, low-profile USB device and card-like carrier
US2007000773830 2007-07-05  is a continuation in part of
US2005000112501  2005-04-21   (granted)
     US7269004 issued 2007-09-11   Low-profile USB device
US2007000845747 2007-08-27  is a continuation in part of
US2004000991313  2004-11-16   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7296345 issued 2007-11-20   Method for manufacturing a memory device
US1999000366976   is a continuation in part of
US2004000991313  2004-11-16
     US7296345 issued 2007-11-20   Method for manufacturing a memory device
11309594   is a continuation in part of
US2004000991313  2004-11-16
     US7296345 issued 2007-11-20   Method for manufacturing a memory device
US2004000789333   is a continuation in part of
US2004000957089  2004-10-01   (pending)
     US20060075395A1 issued 2006-04-06   Flash card system
US2007000624667 2007-01-18  is a continuation in part of
US2004000913868  2004-08-06   (granted)
     US7264992 issued 2007-09-04   Removable flash integrated memory module card and method of manufacture
>US2003000707277<   is a continuation in part of
US2004000913868  2004-08-06
     US7264992 issued 2007-09-04   Removable flash integrated memory module card and method of manufacture
12175753   is a continuation in part of
US2004000888282  2004-07-08   (pending)
12033851   is a continuation of
US2004000888282  2004-07-08   (pending)
11966871   is a continuation in part of
US2004000888282  2004-07-08   (pending)
11748595   is a continuation in part of
US2004000818653  2004-04-05
     US7243185 issued 2007-07-10   Flash memory system with a high-speed flash controller
11458987   is a continuation in part of
US2004000818653  2004-04-05
     US7243185 issued 2007-07-10   Flash memory system with a high-speed flash controller
US2007000875648 2007-10-19  is a continuation in part of
US2004000789333  2004-02-26   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7318117 issued 2008-01-08   Managing flash memory including recycling obsolete sectors
US2007000831888 2007-07-31  is a continuation in part of
US2004000789333  2004-02-26   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7318117 issued 2008-01-08   Managing flash memory including recycling obsolete sectors
US2007000773830 2007-07-05  is a continuation in part of
US2004000789333  2004-02-26   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7318117 issued 2008-01-08   Managing flash memory including recycling obsolete sectors
11864671   is a continuation in part of
US2004000789333  2004-02-26
     US7318117 issued 2008-01-08   Managing flash memory including recycling obsolete sectors
US2006000458987 2006-07-20  is a continuation in part of
US2004000761853  2004-01-20   (pending)
     US20050160218A1 issued 2005-07-21   Highly integrated mass storage device with an intelligent flash controller
US2000000478720   is a continuation in part of
US2004000761853  2004-01-20   (abandoned)
     US20050160218A1 issued 2005-07-21   Highly integrated mass storage device with an intelligent flash controller
12128916   is a continuation in part of
US2004000761853  2004-01-20   (abandoned)
     US20050160218A1 issued 2005-07-21   Highly integrated mass storage device with an intelligent flash controller
US2007000876251 2007-10-22  is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02   (granted)
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05   Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
US2007000875648 2007-10-19  is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02   (granted)
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05   Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
US2007000845747 2007-08-27  is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02   (granted)
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05   Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
US2007000773830 2007-07-05  is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02   (granted)
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05   Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
US2006000309847 2006-10-12  is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02   (granted)
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05   Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
US2006000309842 2006-10-11  is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02   (granted)
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05   Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
US2006000309594 2006-08-28  is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02   (granted)
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05   Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
US2005000991313   is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05 2006-09-05  Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
US2004000708096 2004-02-09  is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05   Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
US2003000708096   is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05   Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
12426378   is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05   Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
12426189   is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05   Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
12252155   is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05   Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
12128916   is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05 2006-09-05  Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
12128916   is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05   Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
12054310   is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05   Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
11309847   is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05   Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
11309842   is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05   Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
11309594   is a continuation in part of
>US2003000707277<  2003-12-02
     US7103684 issued 2006-09-05   Single-chip USB controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage
US2004000708096 2004-02-09  is a continuation in part of
US2003000707276  2003-12-02   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7073010 issued 2006-07-04   USB smart switch with packet re-ordering for interleaving among multiple flash-memory endpoints aggregated as a single virtual USB endpoint
>US2003000707277<   is a continuation in part of
US2003000707276  2003-12-02
     US7073010 issued 2006-07-04   USB smart switch with packet re-ordering for interleaving among multiple flash-memory endpoints aggregated as a single virtual USB endpoint
US2007000876251 2007-10-22  is a continuation in part of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06   (granted)
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
US2007000875648 2007-10-19  is a continuation in part of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06   (granted)
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
US2007000845747 2007-08-27  is a continuation in part of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06   (granted)
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
US2007000773830 2007-07-05  is a continuation in part of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06   (granted)
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
US2006000466759 2006-08-23  is a continuation in part of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06   (granted)
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
US2006000309847 2006-10-12  is a continuation in part of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
US2006000309842 2006-10-11  is a continuation in part of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
>US2003000707277<   is a continuation in part of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
12139842   is a continuation in part of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
12115128   is a continuation in part of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
11933226   is a continuation in part of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
11929857   is a continuation in part of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
11924540   is a continuation in part of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
11624667   is a division of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
11624667   is a continuation in part of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
11458987   is a continuation in part of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
US2007000876251 2007-10-22  is a continuation in part of
US1999000366976  1999-08-04   (granted)
     US6547130 issued 2003-04-15   Integrated circuit card with fingerprint verification capability
US2007000875648 2007-10-19  is a continuation in part of
US1999000366976  1999-08-04   (granted)
     US6547130 issued 2003-04-15   Integrated circuit card with fingerprint verification capability
US2007000845747 2007-08-27  is a continuation in part of
US1999000366976  1999-08-04   (granted)
     US6547130 issued 2003-04-15   Integrated circuit card with fingerprint verification capability
US2000000478720   is a continuation in part of
US1999000366976  1999-08-04
     US6547130 issued 2003-04-15 2003-04-15  Integrated circuit card with fingerprint verification capability
US2000000478720   is a continuation in part of
US1999000366976  1999-08-04
     US6547130 issued 2003-04-15   Integrated circuit card with fingerprint verification capability
11871011   is a continuation in part of
11996871     (pending)
US2005000991313   is a continuation in part of
11933226     (pending)
US2000000478720   is a continuation in part of
11933226     (pending)


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