ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,675,418, issued on July 7, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Ethernet-attached SSD for automotive applications" was invented by Sompong Paul Olarig (Pleasanton, Calif.), David Schwaderer (Saratoga, Calif.), Oscar Prem Pinto (San Jose, Calif.) and Jason Martineau (Milpitas, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A data storage device includes: a housing integrating a control logic, a data protection logic, and a non-volatile storage; and a network interface connector integrated to the housing and is configured to be directly inserted into a network switch. The control logic is configured to store a vehic...