Method and system for using NAND page buffers to improve the transfer buffer utilization of a solid state drive

US9529668B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9529668-B2
Application numberUS-201414499010-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 26, 2014
Priority dateSep 26, 2014
Publication dateDec 27, 2016
Grant dateDec 27, 2016

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A page data (e.g., upper page data) received from a host is stored in a transfer buffer of a controller of a solid state drive. Another page data (e.g., lower page data) is read from a non-volatile memory (e.g., a NAND memory) to store in the transfer buffer as an error corrected page data. The error corrected page data and the page data are written to the non-volatile memory. In additional embodiments, a controller loads a page data (e.g., upper page data) received from the host in one or more NAND page buffers. The controller reads another page data (e.g., lower page data) from a NAND memory to store in a transfer buffer as an error corrected page data. The error corrected page data stored in the transfer buffer is loaded to the one or more NAND page buffers.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: writing a lower page data from a transfer buffer of a controller of a solid state drive to a nonvolatile memory in a solid state drive; subsequent, to writing the lower page data to the non-volatile memory, storing in the transfer buffer an upper page data received from a host; subsequent to storing the upper page data in the transfer buffer, reading the lower page data from the non-volatile memory to store in the transfer buffer as…

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What does patent US9529668B2 cover?
A page data (e.g., upper page data) received from a host is stored in a transfer buffer of a controller of a solid state drive. Another page data (e.g., lower page data) is read from a non-volatile memory (e.g., a NAND memory) to store in the transfer buffer as an error corrected page data. The error corrected page data and the page data are written to the non-volatile memory. In additional emb…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Wakchaure Yogesh B, Pelster David J, Hoffman Eric L, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F12/0246. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 27 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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