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- Patent Title: Data storage device with an exclusive channel for flag checking of read data, and non-volatile memory control method
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Application No.: US17690555Application Date: 2022-03-09
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Publication No.: US11550740B2Publication Date: 2023-01-10
- Inventor: An-Pang Li
- Applicant: Silicon Motion, Inc.
- Applicant Address: TW Jhubei
- Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Jhubei
- Agency: McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP
- Priority: TW109103149 20200203
- Main IPC: G06F13/16
- IPC: G06F13/16 ; G06F3/06 ; G06F13/40

Abstract:
A non-volatile memory control technology. In response to a read command, a non-volatile memory interface controller temporarily stores data read from a non-volatile memory to a system memory and, accordingly, asserts a flag in the system memory. Through a write channel provided by the interconnect bus, the host bridge controller confirms that the flag is asserted to correctly read the data from the system memory. A master computing unit reads the system memory through a read channel provided by the interconnect bus, without being delayed by the status checking of the flag. The host bridge controller executes a data detection command or a preset vendor command to issue a write request for programming data in a virtual address, to trigger a handshake between the host bridge controller and the system memory through the write channel. During the handshake, flag checking is achieved.
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