Granted Patent B1

US 10,235,309 · App. 15/824,658 · Granted Mar 19, 2019

Abstract

Claims (49)

1. A method, comprising:

monitoring a bus for a change in an aggregated ready/busy indicator from a busy status to a ready status, the change in the aggregated ready/busy indicator to the ready status indicating at least one die is ready to perform a computer function;

scheduling at least one logic queue with a next command to the ready die when the aggregated ready/busy indicator is in a ready status;

transmitting the next command to all of the dies;

setting the aggregated ready/busy indicator to a busy status after the scheduling of the at least one logic queue and transmitting the next command to all of the dies through a chip enable signal;

receiving the next command at all of the dies; and

performing the next command at one of the dies.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

deducing a die number from the monitoring of the bus.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the bus is a common bus.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising performing the computer function at the ready die.

5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

resuming the monitoring of the bus.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the monitoring of the bus is through a controller.

7. A method, comprising:

determining a die ready for performing a command;

scheduling at least one logic queue with the command to the ready die when an aggregated ready/busy indicator is in a ready status;

turning on a combined chip enable signal, the combined chip enable signal indicating a die number for selection of the command;

transmitting the command;

receiving the command at the die number selected; and

performing the command at the die number selected.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the transmitting the command is performed on a computer bus.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein a computer bus is a common computer bus.

10. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

turning off the combined chip enable signal after the performing of the command at the die number selected.

11. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

determining a second die ready to perform a second command.

12. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:

turning on the combined chip enable signal, the combined chip enable signal indicating a second die number for selection of a next command;

transmitting the next command;

receiving the next command at the die number selected; and

performing next command at the die number selected.

13. An arrangement, comprising:

means for monitoring a bus for a change in an aggregated ready/busy indicator from a busy status to a ready status, the change in the aggregated ready/busy indicator to the ready status indicating at least one die is ready to perform a computer function;

means for scheduling at least one logic queue with a next command to the ready die when the aggregated ready/busy indicator is in a ready status;

means for setting the aggregated ready/busy indicator to a busy status after the scheduling of the at least one logic queue and transmitting the next command to all of the dies through a chip enable signal; and

means for receiving the next command at all of the dies.

14. A method, comprising:

monitoring a bus for a change in an aggregated ready/busy indicator from a busy status to a ready status for at least one die, the change in the aggregated ready/busy indicator to the ready status indicating at least one die is ready to perform a computer function;

scheduling at least one logic queue with a next command to the ready die when the aggregated ready/busy indicator is in a ready status;

transmitting the next command to all of the dies through a chip enable signal;

setting the ready/busy indicator for at least one die to a busy status after the scheduling of the at least one logic queue;

setting the aggregated ready/busy indicator to a busy indication which reflects a status of all dies; and

monitoring the bus for a second change in an aggregated ready/busy indicator from the busy status to the ready status, wherein the change in the aggregated ready/busy indicator to the ready status indicates at least one die is ready to perform a second computer function.

15. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising:

deducing a die number from the monitoring of the bus.

16. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the bus is a common bus.

17. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising performing the computer function at the ready die.

18. The method according to claim 17 , where the computer function is at least one of a write, read and erase function for a data storage arrangement.

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