公开(公告)号：US20160293274A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-06

申请号：US15089068

申请日：2016-04-01

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Karl David Schuh ,  Karl Huan-Yao Ko ,  Aloysius C. Ashley Wijeyeratanam ,  Steven Gaskill ,  Thad Omura ,  Sumit Puri ,  Jeremy Isaac Nathaniel Werner

IPC: G11C29/38 ,  G11C29/44 ,  H04L9/08 ,  G11C29/36

CPC classification number: G11C29/38 ,  G06F12/0246 ,  G11C16/00 ,  G11C29/06 ,  G11C29/16 ,  G11C29/26 ,  G11C29/36 ,  G11C29/44 ,  G11C2029/0407 ,  H04L9/0819

Abstract: Storage device FirmWare (FW) and manufacturing software techniques include access to FW images and communication of a manufacturing software tool. The manufacturing software tool enables download of the FW images into an I/O device and controlling a manufacturing test of the I/O device that is a storage device providing a storage capability. Execution of the downloaded FW images enables an I/O controller of the I/O device to provide the storage capability via operation with one or more selected types of flash memory devices. The selected types are selected from a plurality of flash memory types that the I/O controller is capable of operating with by executing appropriate ones of the FW images. Optionally the manufacturing test includes testing the storage capability of the I/O device. The techniques further include an SSD manufacturing self-test capability.

Abstract translation: 存储设备FirmWare（FW）和制造软件技术包括访问FW映像和通信制造软件工具。 制造软件工具可以将FW图像下载到I / O设备中，并控制作为提供存储能力的存储设备的I / O设备的制造测试。 下载的FW图像的执行使得I / O设备的I / O控制器能够通过与一个或多个所选类型的闪存设备的操作来提供存储能力。 选择的类型是从I / O控制器能够通过执行适当的FW图像来操作的多个闪速存储器类型中选择的。 可选地，制造测试包括测试I / O设备的存储能力。 这些技术还包括SSD制造自检能力。

公开(公告)号：US09329991B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-03

申请号：US14060799

申请日：2013-10-23

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Earl T. Cohen ,  Sumit Puri

IPC: G06F3/00 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F12/0246 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F2212/401 ,  G06F2212/7201 ,  Y02D10/13

Abstract: A method for using a partitioned flash transition layer is disclosed. Step (A) receives, at an apparatus from a host, a write command having first write data. Step (B) generates second write data by compressing the first write data in the apparatus. The second write data generally has a variable size. Step (C) stores the second write data at a physical location in a nonvolatile memory. The physical location is a next unwritten location. Step (D) returns, from the apparatus to the host in response to the write command, an indication of the physical location.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种使用分隔闪光过渡层的方法。 步骤（A）在主机的装置处接收具有第一写入数据的写命令。 步骤（B）通过压缩装置中的第一写入数据来产生第二写入数据。 第二写入数据通常具有可变大小。 步骤（C）将第二写入数据存储在非易失性存储器中的物理位置处。 物理位置是下一个不成文的位置。 响应于写入命令，步骤（D）从设备返回到主机，指示物理位置。