IP Library Granted Patent US 12,001,719
Granted Patent B2
US 12,001,719 · App. 17/850,352 · Granted Jun 4, 2024

Storage media based search function for key value data storage devices

Inventors: Alexander Bazarsky (Holon, IL); David Avraham (Even Yehuda, IL); Ran Zamir (Ramat Gan, IL)
Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
G06F3/0659G06F3/0604G06F3/0656G06F3/0679
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Patent No.
US 12,001,719
App. No.
17/850,352
Granted
Jun 4, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A data storage device includes a memory device and a controller coupled to the memory device. The controller is configured to receive a search command from a host device, where the search command is for value associated with a key value (KV) format having a specific sequence, prepare one or more search buffers and send the one or more search buffers to the memory device, retrieve one or more wordlines having KV pair data associated with the KV format, where the KV pair data includes a key and a value, compare the retrieved one or more wordlines with the one or more search buffers for values having the specific sequence, and provide at least a portion of the value from one or more KV pair data based on the comparing to the host device.

Claims (45)

1. A data storage device, comprising:

a memory device; and

a controller coupled to the memory device, wherein the controller is configured to:

receive a search command from a host device, wherein the search command is for value associated with a key value (KV) format having a specific sequence;

prepare one or more search buffers and send the one or more search buffers to the memory device;

retrieve one or more wordlines having KV pair data associated with the KV format, wherein the KV pair data includes a key and a value;

compare the retrieved one or more wordlines with the one or more search buffers for values having the specific sequence; and

provide at least a portion of the value from one or more KV pair data based on the comparing to the host device.

2. The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the memory device includes complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) bonded array (CbA) architecture.

3. The data storage device of claim 2 , wherein the CbA is configured to perform a decoding operation on the retrieved one or more wordlines having KV pair data associated with the KV format.

4. The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more search buffers is sent to a latch of the memory device.

5. The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the retrieving is done in parallel on each die of the memory device.

6. The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more search buffers comprises two or more sections, and wherein each section has a size equal to a size of a value corresponding to KV pair data of the retrieved one or more wordlines.

7. The data storage device of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to search each section of the one or more search buffers, wherein searching a section of the one or more search buffers comprises searching a sliding window over an entirety of the section.

8. The data storage device of claim 6 , wherein the search command defines a flag, and wherein the flag indicates which part of each section to search.

9. The data storage device of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

store a portion of a first value of a first wordline in a buffer, wherein the first value is stored between the first wordline and a second wordline sequential to the first wordline, and wherein the portion of the first value matches the specific sequence; and

search the second wordline for a remaining portion of the first value that matches the specific sequence.

10. The data storage device of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to provide the portion of the first value of the first wordline from the buffer and the remaining portion of the first value of the second wordline from the second wordline to the host device.

11. A data storage device, comprising:

a memory device; and

a controller coupled to the memory device, wherein the controller is configured to:

generate one or more search buffers to search for a specific sequence of a value, wherein the specific sequence corresponds to a key value (KV) format in the memory device, wherein each of the one or more search buffers corresponds with a wordline of the memory device, and wherein the wordline of the memory device stores a plurality of values;

send the generated one or more search buffers to the memory device, wherein the memory device is configured to:

store the wordlines comprising the value associated with the specific sequence in a latch of the memory device; and

compare the wordlines comprising the value associated with the specific sequence with a corresponding search buffer of the one or more search buffers; and

retrieve a portion of the value associated with the specific sequence with a corresponding search buffer of the one or more search buffers based on the comparing, wherein the portion matches the specific sequence.

12. The data storage device of claim 11 , wherein the wordlines comprising the value associated with the specific sequence is decoded prior to the comparing.

13. The data storage device of claim 12 , wherein a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) bonded array (CbA) chip is configured to perform the decoding.

14. The data storage device of claim 13 , wherein the CbA chip is coupled to a memory die comprising the wordlines comprising the value associated with the specific sequence.

15. The data storage device of claim 11 , wherein the wordlines comprising the value associated with the specific sequence are not decoded prior to the comparing.

16. The data storage device of claim 11 , wherein the retrieving comprises storing the portion of the value associated with the specific sequence in volatile memory.

17. The data storage device of claim 11 , wherein a search buffer includes a plurality of sections, and wherein each section of the plurality of sections corresponds to a value of the wordline.

18. The data storage device of claim 17 , wherein the comparing is either:

performed on less than an entirety of the wordline, wherein the less than an entirety of the wordline corresponds to a first number of bits of each section of the plurality of sections; or

the comparing is performed using a sliding window on each section of the plurality of sections.

19. A data storage device, comprising:

memory means; and

a controller coupled to the memory means, wherein the controller is configured to:

receive a search command from a host device for a specific sequence associated with a portion of a value of a key value (KV) pair data from the memory means, wherein the search command is associated with a KV format;

generate a search buffer based on the received search command;

retrieve one or more wordlines corresponding to the KV format from the memory means;

compare the generated search buffer with the retrieved one or more wordlines; and

provide at least a portion of the value from the retrieved one or more wordlines based on the comparing to the host device, wherein the at least a portion of the value matches the specific command.

20. The data storage device of claim 19 , wherein the controller is configured to perform decoding prior to the comparing.

Assignments (8)
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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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 25, 2025
From: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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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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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2022
From: BAZARSKY, ALEXANDER; AVRAHAM, DAVID; ZAMIR, RAN
To: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 060337/0655 →