IP Library Granted Patent US 11,262,947
Granted Patent B2
US 11,262,947 · App. 16/698,704 · Granted Mar 1, 2022

Non-volatile storage system with adaptive command processing

Inventors: Abhinandan Venugopal (Bengaluru, IN); Amit Sharma (Bengaluru, IN); Dinesh Kumar Agarwal (Bengaluru, IN)
Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
G06F3/0659G06F3/061G06F3/0607G06F3/0658G06F3/0679
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Patent No.
US 11,262,947
App. No.
16/698,704
Granted
Mar 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus includes a plurality of memory die and a controller coupled to the plurality of memory die. The controller is configured to selectively process a plurality of random read commands in such a way to reduce a total time required to execute the random read commands.

Claims (29)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a plurality of memory die; and

a controller coupled to the plurality of memory die, the controller configured to selectively process a plurality of random read commands to reduce a total time required to execute the random read commands,

wherein the controller is configured to selectively process the plurality of random read commands by forming a plurality of read sets, each read set comprising a single random read command per memory die.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to selectively process the plurality of random read commands based on a time required by the plurality of memory die to perform read-sense operations.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to selectively process the plurality of random read commands by forming a plurality of read sets, each read set including no more than one random read command per memory die.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to selectively process the plurality of random read commands by forming a plurality of read sets, each read set skipping random read commands that would result in multiple sense operations for a same memory die.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to selectively process the plurality of random read commands by:

forming a first read set that includes no more than one random read command per memory die;

skipping a random read command that would result in multiple sense operations for a same memory die; and

including the skipped random read command in a subsequent read set.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller comprises a single processor.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is coupled to the plurality of memory die via a shared command pipeline.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller comprises no hardware automation.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is separate from and coupled to the plurality of memory die, and is configured to receive the plurality of random read commands from a host.

10. A method, comprising:

receiving random read commands at a memory device from a host, the memory device comprising a plurality of memory die;

adaptively processing the random read commands at the memory device to increase a number of random input-output operations per second processed by the memory device; and

adaptively processing the plurality of random read commands by forming a plurality of read sets, each read set comprising a single random read command per memory die.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising adaptively processing the plurality of random read commands based on a time required by the plurality of memory die to perform read-sense operations.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising adaptively processing the plurality of random read commands by forming a plurality of read sets, each read set including no more than one random read command per memory die.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising adaptively processing the plurality of random read commands by forming a plurality of read sets, each read set skipping random read commands that would result in multiple sense operations for a same memory die.

14. The method of claim 10 , comprising using a single processor to adaptively process the plurality of random read commands.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of memory die receive the plurality of random read commands via a shared command pipeline.

16. The method of claim 10 , comprising using no hardware automation to adaptively process the plurality of random read commands.

17. A system, comprising:

a memory device comprising a plurality of memory die; and

a controller coupled to the plurality of memory die, the controller configured to receive random read commands from a host, the controller comprising means for iteratively forming and executing a plurality of read sets, the plurality of read sets comprising a first read set and a current read set, the first read set comprising a single random read command per memory die and skipping a random read command that would result in multiple sense operations for a same memory die, the current read set including the skipped random read command.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the controller comprises a single processor coupled to the plurality of memory die via a shared command pipeline, and comprises no hardware automation.

Assignments (10)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 25, 2025
From: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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PARTIAL RELEASE OF SECURITY INTERESTS Recorded Apr 25, 2025
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
To: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 23, 2024
From: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE AGENT
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 27, 2024
From: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2024
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT - A&R LOAN AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 21, 2023
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
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PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT - DDTL LOAN AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 21, 2023
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 052025 FRAME 0088 Recorded Feb 8, 2022
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2020
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2019
From: VENUGOPAL, ABHINANDAN; SHARMA, AMIT; AGARWAL, DINESH KUMAR
To: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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