Abstract:
A controller includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to communicate with multiple memory devices over a link. The processor is configured to select at least first and second memory devices for writing, and to write at least first and second data units in sequence to the first memory device over the link, while avoiding writing to any of the other memory devices until transferal of the at least first and second data units over the link has been completed, to write at least one data unit to the second memory device after transferring the at least first and second data units to the first memory device, and, in response to verifying that the first memory device is ready to receive subsequent data, to write to the first memory device at least a third data unit.
Abstract:
A method includes, in a storage device that stores data for a host in a memory, estimating an impact of an amount of free memory space in the memory on a storage performance of the storage device. The storage device sends to the host a notification that is indicative of the estimated impact.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an accelerator circuit with a dynamic immediate values table (IVT). The accelerator circuit includes an instruction memory, a data memory, and a vector circuit with the IVT storing multiple immediate values at multiple entries. The vector circuit reads a subset of instructions from the instruction memory, each instruction including at least one corresponding pointer to at least one corresponding entry in the IVT. The vector circuit further receives a subset of input data from the data memory corresponding to the subset of instructions. The vector circuit performs a respective operation in accordance with each instruction from the subset of instructions using a corresponding data vector of the received subset of input data identified in each instruction and at least one corresponding immediate value from the IVT pointed by the at least one corresponding pointer to generate corresponding output data.
Abstract:
A method for data storage includes, for a memory including groups of memory cells, defining a normal mode and a protected mode, wherein in the protected mode a respective analog value of each memory cell remains at all times unambiguously indicative of a respective data value stored in that memory cell. Data is initially stored in the memory using the normal mode. In response to an event, the protected mode is reverted to for at least one of the groups of the memory cells.
Abstract:
A method includes, in a memory controller that controls a memory, evaluating an available memory space remaining in the memory to write data. A redundant storage configuration is selected in the memory controller depending on the available memory space. Redundancy information is calculated over the data using the selected redundant storage configuration. The data and the redundancy information are written to the available memory space in the memory.
Abstract:
A method in a non-volatile memory, which includes multiple memory cells that store data using a predefined set of programming levels including an erased level, includes receiving a storage operation indicating a group of the memory cells that are to be retained without programming for a long time period. The memory cells in the group are set to a retention programming level that is different from the erased level. Upon preparing to program the group of memory cells with data, the group of memory cells is erased to the erased level and the data is then programmed in the group of memory cells.
Abstract:
A method for data storage includes, for a memory including groups of memory cells, defining a normal mode and a protected mode, wherein in the protected mode a respective analog value of each memory cell remains at all times unambiguously indicative of a respective data value stored in that memory cell. Data is initially stored in the memory using the normal mode. In response to an event, the protected mode is reverted to for at least one of the groups of the memory cells.
Abstract:
A method in a storage device includes receiving from a host storage commands for execution in a non-volatile memory of the storage device. At least a subset of the storage commands are to be executed in accordance with an order-of-arrival in which the storage commands in the subset are received. The received storage commands are executed in the non-volatile memory in accordance with internal scheduling criteria of the storage device, which permit deviations from the order-of-arrival, but such that execution of the storage commands in the subset reflects the order-of-arrival to the host.
Abstract:
A controller includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to communicate with multiple memory devices over a link. The processor is configured to select at least first and second memory devices for writing, and to write at least first and second data units in sequence to the first memory device over the link, while avoiding writing to any of the other memory devices until transferal of the at least first and second data units over the link has been completed, to write at least one data unit to the second memory device after transferring the at least first and second data units to the first memory device, and, in response to verifying that the first memory device is ready to receive subsequent data, to write to the first memory device at least a third data unit.
Abstract:
A method in a non-volatile memory, which includes multiple memory cells that store data using a predefined set of programming levels including an erased level, includes receiving a storage operation indicating a group of the memory cells that are to be retained without programming for a long time period. The memory cells in the group are set to a retention programming level that is different from the erased level. Upon preparing to program the group of memory cells with data, the group of memory cells is erased to the erased level and the data is then programmed in the group of memory cells.