IP Library Granted Patent US 12,293,085
Granted Patent B2
US 12,293,085 · App. 18/225,771 · Granted May 6, 2025

Data storage device and method for improving asynchronous independent plane read (AIPR) utilization

Inventors: Pradeep Seetaram Hegde (Uttar Kannada, IN); Ramanathan Muthiah (Bangalore, IN); Nagaraj Dandigenahalli Rudrappa (Davangere, IN); Vimal Kumar Jain (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee: Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 12,293,085
App. No.
18/225,771
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Some data storage devices have a plurality of memory dies that can be read in parallel for certain types of read requests. Read requests pertaining to a garbage collection operation are often generated sequentially and, thus, are not eligible for parallel execution in the memory dies. In an example data storage device presented herein, such read requests are consolidated and sent to the memory for execution in parallel across the memory dies.

Claims (43)

1. In a data storage device comprising a memory comprising a plurality of memory dies and asynchronous independent plane read (AIPR) circuitry, a method comprising:

receiving a plurality of memory bit-error rate (BER) check requests from a respective plurality of garbage collection modules in the data storage device, wherein the plurality of memory BER check requests are generated by the plurality of garbage collection modules at different times; and

instead of sending the plurality of memory BER check requests to the memory to execute sequentially as the plurality of memory BER check requests are received at the different times:

consolidating the plurality of memory BER check requests such that BER check requests from respective garbage collection modules are consolidated for respective different planes of the plurality of memory dies; and

sending the consolidated plurality of memory BER check requests to the AIPR circuitry to execute the BER check requests for the garbage collection modules in parallel across the respective planes of the plurality of memory dies.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of memory BER check requests is part of an enhanced post-write read (EPWR) operation.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of memory BER check requests is part of a read scrub operation.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of memory BER check requests is part of a cell voltage distribution (CVD) thermal regional tag (TRT) bit error rate (BER) check.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of memory BER check requests is part of a cell voltage distribution (CVD) data retention (DR) bit error rate (BER) check.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of memory BER check requests is part of a memory scanning operation.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

with the AIPR circuitry, distinguishing between AIPR and non-AIPR read requests based on read length.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

with the AIPR circuitry, distinguishing between AIPR and non-AIPR read requests based on read type.

9. A data storage device comprising:

a memory comprising:

a plurality of memory dies;

asynchronous independent plane read (AIPR) circuitry configured to sense data from planes of the plurality of memory dies in parallel;

non-AIPR circuitry configured to sense data from planes of the plurality of memory dies sequentially; and

means for:

receiving a plurality of memory bit-error rate (BER) check requests from a respective plurality of garbage collection modules in the data storage device, wherein the plurality of memory BER check requests are generated by the plurality of garbage collection modules at different times; and

instead of sending the plurality of memory BER check requests to the memory to execute sequentially as the plurality of memory BER check requests are received at the different times:

consolidating the plurality of memory BER check requests such that BER check requests from respective garbage collection modules are consolidated for respective different planes of the plurality of memory dies; and

sending the consolidated plurality of memory BER check requests to the AIPR circuitry in the memory to execute the BER check requests for the garbage collection modules in parallel across the respective planes of the plurality of memory dies.

10. A data storage device comprising:

a memory comprising:

a plurality of memory dies;

asynchronous independent plane read (AIPR) circuitry configured to sense data from planes of the plurality of memory dies in parallel;

non-AIPR circuitry configured to sense data from planes of the plurality of memory dies sequentially; and

a processor coupled with the memory and configured to:

receive a plurality of memory bit-error rate (BER) check requests from a respective plurality of garbage collection modules in the data storage device, wherein the plurality of memory BER check requests are generated by the plurality of garbage collection modules at different times; and

instead of sending the plurality of memory BER check requests to the memory to execute sequentially as the plurality of memory BER check requests are received at the different times:

consolidate the plurality of memory BER check requests such that BER check requests from respective garbage collection modules are consolidated for respective different planes of the plurality of memory dies; and

send the consolidated plurality of memory BER check requests to the AIPR circuitry in the memory to execute the BER check requests for the garbage collection modules in parallel across the respective planes of the plurality of memory dies.

11. The data storage of claim 10 , wherein the AIPR circuitry is further configured to distinguish between AIPR and non-AIPR read requests based on read length.

12. The data storage of claim 10 , wherein the AIPR circuitry is further configured to distinguish between AIPR and non-AIPR read requests based type of read.

13. The data storage device of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the plurality of memory BER check requests is part of an enhanced post-write read (EPWR) operation.

14. The data storage device of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the plurality of memory BER check requests is part of a read scrub operation.

15. The data storage device of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the plurality of memory BER check requests is part of a cell voltage distribution (CVD) thermal regional tag (TRT) bit error rate (BER) check.

16. The data storage device of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the plurality of memory BER check requests is part of a cell voltage distribution (CVD) data retention (DR) bit error rate (BER) check.

17. The data storage device of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the plurality of memory BER check requests is part of a memory scanning operation.

18. The data storage device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to send a plurality of random read commands to the AIPR circuitry in the memory to execute in parallel across the plurality of memory dies.

19. The data storage device of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the plurality of memory dies comprises a three-dimensional memory array.

Assignments (8)
PARTIAL RELEASE OF SECURITY INTERESTS Recorded Apr 25, 2025
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
To: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 071382/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 25, 2025
From: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071050/0001 →
PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 23, 2024
From: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE AGENT
Reel/Frame 068762/0494 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 27, 2024
From: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 067982/0032 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2024
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 067567/0682 →
PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT - DDTL Recorded Nov 21, 2023
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 065657/0158 →
PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT- A&R Recorded Nov 21, 2023
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 065656/0649 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2023
From: HEGDE, PRADEEP SEETARAM; MUTHIAH, RAMANATHAN; RUDRAPPA, NAGARAJ DANDIGENAHALLI; JAIN, VIMAL KUMAR
To: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 064376/0658 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63521914 · Jun 20, 2023
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