Solid-state mass storage device and method for failure anticipation
    22.
    发明授权
    Solid-state mass storage device and method for failure anticipation 有权
    固态大容量存储装置及故障预测方法

    公开(公告)号:US08489966B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-16

    申请号:US12986564

    申请日:2011-01-07

    IPC分类号: G11C29/00

    摘要: A solid-state mass storage device and method of operating the storage device to anticipate the failure of at least one memory device thereof before a write endurance limitation is reached. The method includes assigning at least a first memory block of the memory device as a wear indicator that is excluded from use as data storage, using pages of at least a set of memory blocks of the memory device for data storage, writing data to and erasing data from each memory block of the set in program/erase (P/E) cycles, performing wear leveling on the set of memory blocks, subjecting the wear indicator to more P/E cycles than the set of memory blocks, performing integrity checks of the wear indicator and monitoring its bit error rate, and taking corrective action if the bit error rate increases.

    摘要翻译: 一种固态大容量存储装置和方法,用于在达到写入耐力限制之前操作存储装置以预测其至少一个存储器件的故障。 该方法包括将存储器件的至少第一存储块分配为作为数据存储被排除的磨损指示符,使用用于数据存储的存储器件的至少一组存储器块的页面,将数据写入和擦除 在程序/擦除(P / E)循环中来自该组的每个存储器块的数据,对该组存储器块执行磨损均衡,对磨损指示器进行比该组存储器块更多的P / E周期,执行完整性检查 磨损指示器并监视其误码率,如果误码率增加,则采取纠正措施。

    SOLID STATE DRIVE WITH LOW WRITE AMPLIFICATION
    24.
    发明申请
    SOLID STATE DRIVE WITH LOW WRITE AMPLIFICATION 审中-公开
    具有低写功率的固态驱动器

    公开(公告)号:US20120173795A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-05

    申请号:US13115716

    申请日:2011-05-25

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A solid state drive having a non-volatile memory device and methods of operating the solid state drive to compare existing data stored on the memory device to subsequent data in an incoming data stream received by the solid state drive from a host system. If matching data are found, the solid state drive uses the existing data instead of writing the subsequent data to the memory device. Common data patterns can be shared among different files stored on the memory device.

    摘要翻译: 具有非易失性存储器件的固态驱动器和操作固态驱动器以将存储在存储器件中的存储数据与固态驱动器从主机系统接收的输入数据流中的后续数据进行比较的方法。 如果找到匹配数据,则固态驱动器使用现有数据,而不是将后续数据写入存储器件。 公共数据模式可以在存储在存储设备上的不同文件之间共享。

    METHODS, STORAGE DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR PROMOTING THE ENDURANCE OF NON-VOLATILE SOLID-STATE MEMORY COMPONENTS
    25.
    发明申请
    METHODS, STORAGE DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR PROMOTING THE ENDURANCE OF NON-VOLATILE SOLID-STATE MEMORY COMPONENTS 有权
    用于促进非挥发性固态存储器组件的耐久性的方法,存储设备和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120166716A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-28

    申请号:US13337482

    申请日:2011-12-27

    IPC分类号: G06F12/02 G06F12/00

    摘要: Solid-state mass storage devices, host computer systems, and methods of increasing the endurance of non-volatile solid-state memory components used therein. The memory components comprise memory cells organized in functional units that are adapted to receive units of data transferred from the host computer system and correspond to the functional units of the memory component. The level of programming for each cell is reduced by performing an analysis of the bit values of the units of data to be written to at least a first of the functional units of the memory component. Depending on the analysis of “0” and “1” bit values of the units of data to be written, the bit values are inverted before writing the units of data to the first memory component.

    摘要翻译: 固态大容量存储设备,主机系统以及增加其中使用的非易失性固态存储器组件的耐久性的方法。 存储器组件包括以功能单元组织的存储器单元,其适于接收从主计算机系统传送的数据单元并对应于存储器组件的功能单元。 通过对要写入存储器组件的至少第一功能单元的数据单元的位值进行分析来减小每个单元的编程级别。 根据要写入的数据单元的“0”和“1”位值的分析,在将数据单位写入第一存储器组件之前,将位值反转。

    Method of increasing DDR memory bandwidth in DDR SDRAM modules
    26.
    发明授权
    Method of increasing DDR memory bandwidth in DDR SDRAM modules 有权
    增加DDR SDRAM模块DDR内存带宽的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08151030B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-03

    申请号:US11138768

    申请日:2005-05-25

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00 G06F13/00

    摘要: The present invention provides a method of increasing DDR memory bandwidth in DDR SDRAM modules. DDR memory has an inherent feature called the Variable Early Read command, where the read command is issued one CAS latency before the termination of an ongoing data burst By using the Variable Early Read command the effect of the CAS latency is minimized in terms of the effect on bandwidth. The enhanced bandwidth technology achieved with this invention optimizes the remaining two access latencies (tRP and tRCD) for optimal bandwidth. These optimizations in the SPD allow for much better bandwidth in real world applications.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种在DDR SDRAM模块中增加DDR存储器带宽的方法。 DDR存储器具有称为可变早期读取命令的固有功能,其中读取命令在正在进行的数据突发终止之前发出一个CAS延迟通过使用可变早期读取命令,CAS延迟的影响在效果方面被最小化 带宽。 通过本发明实现的增强带宽技术优化了用于最佳带宽的剩余的两个接入延迟(tRP和tRCD)。 SPD中的这些优化可以在现实世界的应用中实现更好的带宽。

    LARGE CAPACITY SOLID-STATE STORAGE DEVICES AND METHODS THEREFOR
    28.
    发明申请
    LARGE CAPACITY SOLID-STATE STORAGE DEVICES AND METHODS THEREFOR 有权
    大容量固态存储设备及其方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110283043A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-17

    申请号:US13181589

    申请日:2011-07-13

    IPC分类号: G06F12/06 G06F12/02

    摘要: Non-volatile storage devices and methods capable of achieving large capacity solid state drives containing multiple banks of memory devices. The storage devices include a printed circuit board, at least two banks of non-volatile solid-state memory devices, bank switching circuitry, a connector, and a memory controller. The bank switching circuitry is integrated onto the memory controller and functionally interposed between the banks of memory devices and the front end of the memory controller. The bank switching circuitry operates to switch accesses by the memory controller among the at least two banks.

    摘要翻译: 能够实现包含多组存储器件的大容量固态驱动器的非易失性存储设备和方法。 存储设备包括印刷电路板,至少两组非易失性固态存储器件,组开关电路,连接器和存储器控制器。 存储体切换电路被集成到存储器控制器上,功能上介于存储器件组和存储器控制器的前端之间。 存储体切换电路操作以在至少两个存储体之间切换存储​​器控制器的访问。

    COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH BACKUP FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREFOR
    29.
    发明申请
    COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH BACKUP FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREFOR 有权
    具有备份功能的计算机系统及其方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110173378A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-14

    申请号:US13027597

    申请日:2011-02-15

    IPC分类号: G06F12/02 G06F12/16

    摘要: A solid-state mass storage device and method of anticipating a failure of the mass storage device resulting from a memory device of the mass storage device reaching a write endurance limit. A procedure is then initiated to back up data to a second mass storage device prior to failure. The method includes assigning at least a first memory block of the memory device as a wear indicator, using other memory blocks of the memory device as data blocks for data storage, performing program/erase (P/E) cycles and wear leveling on the data blocks, subjecting the wear indicator to more P/E cycles than the data blocks, performing integrity checks and monitoring the bit error rate of the wear indicator, and taking corrective action if the bit error rate increases, including the initiation of the backup procedure and generating a request to replace the device.

    摘要翻译: 一种固态大容量存储装置和预测大容量存储装置的存储装置产生的大容量存储装置的故障达到写入耐久极限的方法。 然后在故障之前启动一个过程以将数据备份到第二个大容量存储设备。 该方法包括将存储器件的至少第一存储块分配为磨损指示器,使用存储器件的其它存储块作为用于数据存储的数据块,对数据进行编程/擦除(P / E)循环和磨损均衡 对磨损指示器进行比数据块更多的P / E周期,执行完整性检查和监视磨损指示器的误码率,并且如果误码率增加,则采取纠正措施,包括启动备份程序, 产生更换设备的请求。

    METHOD FOR RESTORING AND MAINTAINING SOLID-STATE DRIVE PERFORMANCE
    30.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR RESTORING AND MAINTAINING SOLID-STATE DRIVE PERFORMANCE 审中-公开
    恢复和维护固态驱动性能的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110119462A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-19

    申请号:US12945100

    申请日:2010-11-12

    IPC分类号: G06F12/02

    摘要: A method of maintaining a solid-state drive so that free space within memory blocks of the drive becomes free usable space to the drive. The drive comprises cells organized in pages that are organized in memory blocks in which at least user files are stored. A defragmentation utility is executed to cause at least some of the memory blocks that are partially filled with data and contain file fragments to be combined or aligned and to cause at least some of the memory blocks that contain only invalid data to be combined or aligned. A block consolidation utility is then executed to eliminate at least some of the partially-filled blocks by consolidating the file fragments into a fewer number of the memory blocks. The consolidation utility also increases the number of memory blocks that contain only invalid memory. All of the memory blocks containing only invalid data are then erased.

    摘要翻译: 维持固态驱动器的方法,使得驱动器的存储器块内的可用空间成为驱动器的可用空间。 驱动器包括组织在页面中的单元,其被组织在至少存储用户文件的存储器块中。 执行碎片整理实用程序以使部分地填充有数据的存储器块中的至少一些并且包含要组合或对齐的文件片段,并且使至少一些仅包含无效数据的存储器块被组合或对齐。 然后执行块合并实用程序以通过将文件片段合并到更少数量的存储器块中来消除至少一些部分填充的块。 合并实用程序还增加了仅包含无效内存的内存块数。 然后,仅包含无效数据的所有内存块都被擦除。