公开(公告)号：US20240319897A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18123336

申请日：2023-03-20

Applicant: Silicon Motion, Inc.

Inventor： Kun-Cheng Lai ,  Yen-Yu Jou

IPC: G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0629 ,  G06F3/0679

Abstract: The present invention provides a control method of a flash memory controller, wherein the flash memory controller is configured to access a flash memory module, the flash memory module comprises a plurality of blocks, and the control method comprising: receiving a settling command from a host device; in response to the settling command, configuring at least one portion of the flash memory module as a zoned namespace, wherein the zoned namespace logically comprises a plurality of zones; generating parameter information according to a configuration of the zoned namespace; and transmitting the parameter information to the host device, for the host device uses the parameter information to set the zone.

公开(公告)号：US12254202B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-18

申请号：US18123336

申请日：2023-03-20

Applicant: Silicon Motion, Inc.

Inventor： Kun-Cheng Lai ,  Yen-Yu Jou

IPC: G06F3/06

Abstract: The present invention provides a control method of a flash memory controller, wherein the flash memory controller is configured to access a flash memory module, the flash memory module comprises a plurality of blocks, and the control method comprising: receiving a settling command from a host device; in response to the settling command, configuring at least one portion of the flash memory module as a zoned namespace, wherein the zoned namespace logically comprises a plurality of zones; generating parameter information according to a configuration of the zoned namespace; and transmitting the parameter information to the host device, for the host device uses the parameter information to set the zone.

公开(公告)号：US20240320142A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18123333

申请日：2023-03-20

Applicant: Silicon Motion, Inc.

Inventor： Kun-Cheng Lai ,  Yen-Yu Jou

IPC: G06F12/02

CPC classification number: G06F12/0246 ,  G06F2212/1016

Abstract: The present invention provides a control method of a flash memory controller is disclosed, wherein the flash memory controller is configured to access a flash memory module, and the control method comprising: allocating a memory space within a memory for storing data from the host device; dividing the memory space into a plurality of zone buffers, wherein each of the zone buffers is used to store data corresponding to one zone having an opened state; and for a first zone buffer of the plurality of zone buffers, controlling a first buffer and a second buffer within the first zone buffer to alternately store data of a first zone from the host device and write the data of the first zone to a zoned namespace of the flash memory module.

公开(公告)号：US12158841B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-03

申请号：US18123333

申请日：2023-03-20

Applicant: Silicon Motion, Inc.

Inventor： Kun-Cheng Lai ,  Yen-Yu Jou

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/02

Abstract: The present invention provides a control method of a flash memory controller is disclosed, wherein the flash memory controller is configured to access a flash memory module, and the control method comprising: allocating a memory space within a memory for storing data from the host device; dividing the memory space into a plurality of zone buffers, wherein each of the zone buffers is used to store data corresponding to one zone having an opened state; and for a first zone buffer of the plurality of zone buffers, controlling a first buffer and a second buffer within the first zone buffer to alternately store data of a first zone from the host device and write the data of the first zone to a zoned namespace of the flash memory module.