Garbage collection in a storage device
    1.
    发明授权
    Garbage collection in a storage device 有权
    存储设备中的垃圾收集

    公开(公告)号:US08458417B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-04

    申请号:US12721466

    申请日:2010-03-10

    IPC分类号: G06F12/02 G06F12/16

    摘要: In general, this disclosure relates to garbage collection in a storage device. Aspects of this disclosure describe techniques to identify one or more candidate memory storage blocks that should be recycled during garbage collection. The one or more candidate memory storage blocks may be identified based at least on monitored soft metrics of the candidate memory storage blocks. During garbage collection, the identified one or more candidate memory storage blocks may be recycled to free up storage space.

    摘要翻译: 通常,本发明涉及存储设备中的垃圾收集。 本公开的方面描述了识别在垃圾收集期间应该被再循环的一个或多个候选存储器存储块的技术。 可以至少基于候选存储器存储块的被监视的软度量来识别一个或多个候选存储器存储块。 在垃圾收集期间,所识别的一个或多个候选存储器存储块可以被再循环以释放存储空间。

    Logical block storage in a storage device
    2.
    发明授权
    Logical block storage in a storage device 有权
    逻辑块存储在存储设备中

    公开(公告)号:US08438361B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-07

    申请号:US12721490

    申请日:2010-03-10

    IPC分类号: G06F12/16 G06F12/02

    摘要: In general, this disclosure relates to storage of logical blocks in a storage device. Aspects of this disclosure describe techniques to monitor the frequency of access of one or more logical blocks referenced by one or more logical block addresses. Based on the frequency of access, in non-limiting aspects of this disclosure, a controller may select one or more physical blocks of a common memory storage block. The storage device may store the logical blocks in the selected physical blocks.

    摘要翻译: 一般来说,本公开涉及将逻辑块存储在存储设备中。 本公开的方面描述了监视由一个或多个逻辑块地址引用的一个或多个逻辑块的访问频率的技术。 基于访问频率,在本公开的非限制性方面,控制器可以选择公共存储器存储块的一个或多个物理块。 存储设备可以将逻辑块存储在所选择的物理块中。

    Light delivery technique for heat assisted magnetic recording head
    4.
    发明申请
    Light delivery technique for heat assisted magnetic recording head 失效
    热辅助磁记录头的光传输技术

    公开(公告)号:US20050265139A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-01

    申请号:US10854564

    申请日:2004-05-26

    摘要: A suspension arm for an optical transducer comprises a load beam, a slider coupled to the load beam by a gimbal assembly and including an optical transducer positioned adjacent to an end of the slider facing a pivot point of the suspension arm, and an optical fiber for transmitting light toward the transducer, wherein an end of the optical fiber is positioned adjacent to the transducer such that light emitted from the fiber passes directly to the transducer. Disc drives that include the suspension arm, and a method of transmitting light to an optical transducer, are also included.

    摘要翻译: 用于光学换能器的悬架臂包括负载梁,通过万向节组件耦合到负载梁的滑块,并且包括邻近所述滑块的面向所述悬架臂的枢转点的端部定位的光学换能器,以及用于 向所述换能器传送光,其中所述光纤的端部邻近所述换能器定位,使得从所述光纤发射的光直接通过所述换能器。 还包括包括悬架臂的盘驱动器以及将光传送到光学换能器的方法。

    Active damping of two-stage actuator system in a disc drive
    5.
    发明授权
    Active damping of two-stage actuator system in a disc drive 有权
    磁盘驱动器中两级致动器系统的主动阻尼

    公开(公告)号:US06791786B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-09-14

    申请号:US09734454

    申请日:2000-12-11

    IPC分类号: G11B5596

    摘要: An actuator control system for a two-stage actuator system of a disc drive has a first, or primary, stage actuator consisting of a voice coil motor that positions the head relative to a disc and a microactuator that alters the actuator system without operation of the voice coil motor. A control loop includes a controller responsive to seek commands to operate the voice coil motor, thereby moving the head relative to the disc. An active damping circuit is coupled to the head to operate the microactuator to damp resonance modes of the actuator system.

    摘要翻译: 用于盘驱动器的两级致动器系统的致动器控制系统具有第一或主级级致动器,其由音圈电动机组成,该音圈电机将磁头相对于盘定位,微致动器改变致动器系统,而不需要操作 音圈电机。 控制回路包括响应于寻找操作音圈电机的命令的控制器,从而相对于盘移动磁头。 主动阻尼电路耦合到头部以操作微致动器以阻尼致动器系统的谐振模式。

    Data hardening to compensate for loss of data retention characteristics in a non-volatile memory
    6.
    发明授权
    Data hardening to compensate for loss of data retention characteristics in a non-volatile memory 有权
    数据硬化以补偿非易失性存储器中数据保留特性的损失

    公开(公告)号:US08799747B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-05

    申请号:US12793131

    申请日:2010-06-03

    IPC分类号: G11C29/00 G06F11/00 H03M13/00

    摘要: Method and apparatus for enhancing reliability and integrity of data stored in a non-volatile memory, such as in a solid-state drive (SSD) having an array of flash memory cells. In accordance with various embodiments, a controller is adapted to harden data stored in a first location of said memory in relation to a detected loss of retention characteristics of the first location. In some embodiments, the data are hardened by storing redundancy information associated with said data in a second location of said memory. The redundancy information can be a redundant set of the data or higher level error correct codes (ECC). The hardened data can be recovered to the host during a read operation by accessing the data stored in both the first and second locations.

    摘要翻译: 用于增强存储在非易失性存储器(例如具有闪存单元阵列的固态驱动器(SSD))中的数据的可靠性和完整性的方法和装置。 根据各种实施例,控制器适于相对于检测到的第一位置的保留特性的损失来硬化存储在所述存储器的第一位置中的数据。 在一些实施例中,通过将与所述数据相关联的冗余信息存储在所述存储器的第二位置来硬化数据。 冗余信息可以是数据的冗余集或更高级错误校正码(ECC)。 通过访问存储在第一和第二位置的数据,可以在读取操作期间将硬化的数据恢复到主机。

    Data Hardening to Compensate for Loss of Data Retention Characteristics in a Non-Volatile Memory
    7.
    发明申请
    Data Hardening to Compensate for Loss of Data Retention Characteristics in a Non-Volatile Memory 有权
    数据硬化补偿非易失性存储器中数据保留特性的丢失

    公开(公告)号:US20110302477A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-08

    申请号:US12793131

    申请日:2010-06-03

    摘要: Method and apparatus for enhancing reliability and integrity of data stored in a non-volatile memory, such as in a solid-state drive (SSD) having an array of flash memory cells. In accordance with various embodiments, a controller is adapted to harden data stored in a first location of said memory in relation to a detected loss of retention characteristics of the first location. In some embodiments, the data are hardened by storing redundancy information associated with said data in a second location of said memory. The redundancy information can be a redundant set of the data or higher level error correct codes (ECC). The hardened data can be recovered to the host during a read operation by accessing the data stored in both the first and second locations.

    摘要翻译: 用于增强存储在非易失性存储器(例如具有闪存单元阵列的固态驱动器(SSD))中的数据的可靠性和完整性的方法和装置。 根据各种实施例,控制器适于相对于检测到的第一位置的保留特性的损失来硬化存储在所述存储器的第一位置中的数据。 在一些实施例中,通过将与所述数据相关联的冗余信息存储在所述存储器的第二位置来硬化数据。 冗余信息可以是数据的冗余集或更高级错误校正码(ECC)。 通过访问存储在第一和第二位置的数据,可以在读取操作期间将硬化的数据恢复到主机。

    FAULT TOLERANT STORAGE CONSERVING MEMORY WRITES TO HOST WRITES
    8.
    发明申请
    FAULT TOLERANT STORAGE CONSERVING MEMORY WRITES TO HOST WRITES 审中-公开
    容错存储保存存储器写入主机写入

    公开(公告)号:US20110258380A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-20

    申请号:US12763003

    申请日:2010-04-19

    IPC分类号: G06F12/16

    CPC分类号: G06F11/108

    摘要: A data storage apparatus and associated method involving a memory with a plurality of storage elements defining an associated set of stored data, and memory control logic that, responsive to a request to store first data in a first storage element of the plurality of storage elements, computes without storing to any of the plurality of storage elements first redundancy data for the associated set of stored data inclusive of the first data.

    摘要翻译: 一种数据存储装置和相关联的方法,涉及具有定义相关联的存储数据集合的多个存储元件的存储器以及响应于将第一数据存储在多个存储元件的第一存储元件中的请求的存储器控​​制逻辑, 计算不存储到多个存储元件中的任何一个的用于包括第一数据的相关联的存储数据集合的第一冗余数据。

    Predictive Read Channel Configuration
    10.
    发明申请
    Predictive Read Channel Configuration 有权
    预测读通道配置

    公开(公告)号:US20120102259A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-26

    申请号:US12908295

    申请日:2010-10-20

    IPC分类号: G06F12/02 G06F12/00

    摘要: The read channel of a solid state non-volatile memory may be configured to compensate for shifts in the threshold voltages of memory cells of the memory. A log of write time information and write temperature information from one or more write operations is stored in a data unit header. The read channel configuration, which may include reference voltages used for the read operation, is determined using the write time information and the write temperature information. Memory cells of the data unit are read using the configured read channel. A historical profile spanning multiple write operations may also be developed and used to configure the read channel.

    摘要翻译: 固态非易失性存储器的读通道可以被配置为补偿存储器的存储器单元的阈值电压的偏移。 来自一个或多个写入操作的写入时间信息和写入温度信息的日志被存储在数据单元头中。 可以使用写入时间信息和写入温度信息确定读取通道配置,其可以包括用于读取操作的参考电压。 使用配置的读通道读取数据单元的存储单元。 跨越多个写入操作的历史配置文件也可以被开发并用于配置读取通道。