US 12,229,067 B2
Modular system architecture for supporting multiple solid-state drives
Sompong Paul Olarig, Pleasanton, CA (US); and Fred Worley, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/405,770.
Application 17/405,770 is a continuation of application No. 16/844,689, filed on Apr. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,119,963.
Application 16/844,689 is a continuation of application No. 15/981,801, filed on May 16, 2018, granted, now 10,649,940, issued on May 12, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/638,722, filed on Mar. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0374085 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 13/16 (2006.01); H04L 67/14 (2022.01); H05K 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 13/4022 (2013.01) [G06F 13/1668 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage system comprising:
a midplane; and
a data storage device coupled to the midplane via a connector,
wherein the data storage device is configured according to a first protocol based on a first signal on a pin of the connector, the first signal causing an ethernet port of the data storage device to change from a first status to a second status, and
wherein the data storage device is reconfigurable according to a second protocol based on a second signal on the pin of the connector.