Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110219203 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TEMPERATURE-BASED DATA REFRESH IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORIES - The invention relates to a method comprising measuring the temperature of at least one location of a non-volatile memory; determining if said temperature measurement indicates that the data retention time of data stored at said at least one location is reduced below a threshold; and re-writing said data to said non-volatile memory in response to a positive determination. | 09-08-2011 |
20120297147 | Caching Operations for a Non-Volatile Memory Array - A method includes receiving in conjunction with data to be written at a non-volatile memory device an indication from a host that is descriptive of a write-back requirement for the data; and storing the data in a cache memory of the non-volatile memory device and selectively, depending on the indication, controlling whether the data is or is not written back from the cache memory to a non-volatile memory array that comprises a part of the non-volatile memory device. | 11-22-2012 |
20150160689 | CONFIGURATION OF EXTERNAL CLOCK SIGNAL FOR A STORAGE MODULE - A storage module includes a storage controller having a control circuit that manages the operation of the storage module in at least a first state and a second state. The storage module also includes memory blocks connected to the storage controller. The memory blocks form a mass storage. A clock generation circuit connected to the storage controller and a reference clock terminal is configured to receive an external clocking signal and to generate an internal clocking signal based on the external clocking signal. The storage controller is configured to receive data, based on the internal clock signal, from the external device on a data terminal while the storage module is in the second state. The storage module also includes a first register containing data that describes a property of the external clocking signal in the first state. | 06-11-2015 |
20150160863 | UNIFIED MEMORY TYPE AWARE STORAGE MODULE - A storage device includes memory blocks having a plurality of memory circuits for storing data. The storage device includes an interface to connect the storage module to a host having system memory The storage device includes at least one register for providing information about a type of system memory to be allocated to the storage device. The storage device is configured to utilize the system memory based at least in part upon the information about the type of system memory. | 06-11-2015 |
20150160873 | FILESYSTEM TUNED FIRMWARE FOR STORAGE MODULES - Embodiments include a storage device comprising a plurality of memory blocks each having a plurality of memory cells for storing data. The plurality of memory cells collectively forming a mass storage. Firmware includes first operating instructions to manage a first portion of the mass storage, and the first operating instructions are associated with a first type of file system. A controller is configured to manage at least the first portion based at least in part upon the first operating instructions in the firmware. The controller is operable to provide an indication related to a mismatch between the first type of file system and a second type of file system detected to be used by a host device. | 06-11-2015 |
20150161399 | STORAGE MODULE WITH AUTHENTICATED STORAGE ACCESS - A storage module includes a mass storage. The storage module may also include a first register configured to define a portion of the mass storage, a key associated with the portion of the mass storage, a receiver configured to receive data to be stored in the portion of the mass storage wherein the received data includes signature data based on the key, and an authentication circuit to authenticate the signature data. A controller of the storage module is configured to program data from the received data in the portion of the mass storage in response to the signature data being authenticated based on the key, and to deny programming of data to the portion of the mass storage in response to the signature data not being authenticated. | 06-11-2015 |