SFF IP Disclosures
When implementing a SFF TA TWG specification it is important to note the possibility that it may require the use of an invention covered by patent rights. By SNIA distribution of SFF TA TWG specifications, no position is taken with respect to the validity of a claim or claims or of any patent rights in connection therewith. All SFF TA TWG published specifications are considered SNIA Architecture and are covered by the SNIA IP Policy and as a result goes through a request for disclosure process. The following information provides the status and results of the request for disclosures. If a specification is not listed below then it has not been through the request for disclosure process. Any questions should be addressed to the SNIA Technical Council Managing Director at tcmd@snia.org.
See the letter from the SNIA Secretary for additional details on this request for disclosure, including how to make a disclosure.
Active Request for Disclosures
There are no active requests for disclosures at this time.
Completed Request for Disclosures
ID | Title | Disclosure |
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SFF-TA-1021 | PCIe Enclosure Compatible Form Factor (PECFF) Specification | None |
SFF-TA-1020 | Cables and Connector Variants Based on SFF-TA-1002 | Amphenol , Luxshare , LOTES |
SFF-TA-1015 | Fabric Device Pinout Specification | None |
SFF-TA-1014 | Fabric Attached Device Connector | Amphenol1 , Amphenol2 |
SFF-TA-1013 | Fabric Device Mechanical Specification | None |
SFF-TA-1006 | Enterprise and Datacenter 1U Short Device Form Factor (E1.S) | None |
SFF-TA-1005 | Universal Backplane Management (UBM) | None |
SFF-TA-1002 | Protocol Agnostic Multi-Lane High Speed Connector | Amphenol , TE , LOTES |
SFF-TA-1001 | Universal x4 Link Definition for SFF-8639 | None |
SFF-TA-1000 | 2.5 " Form Factor Drive with High Density Connector | None |
SFF-8683 | QSFP+ Cage | None |
SFF-8682 | QSFP+ 4X Connector | None |
SFF-8679 | QSFP+ 4X Hardware and Electrical Specification | None |
SFF-8672 | QSFP+ 4X 28 Gb/s Connector (Style B) | None |
SFF-8667 | Module with High Density Connector for Enclosure Applications | None |
SFF-8663 | QSFP+ 28 Gb/s Cage (Style A) | None |
SFF-8662 | QSFP+ 4X 28 Gb/s Connector (Style A) | None |
SFF-8654 | 0.6mm 4/8X Unshielded I/O Connector | Amphenol , Lotes |
SFF-8642 | Mini Multilane 12X 10 Gb/s Shielded Connector (CXP10) | TE |
SFF-8639 | Multifunction 6X Unshielded Connector | Foxconn , LOTES |