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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2017
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Ramanathan Muthiah, Bangalore, IN;
Balaji Thraksha Venkataramanan, Bangalore, IN;
Ramkumar Ramamurthy, Bangalore, IN;
Ravi Gaja, Bangalore, IN;
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products for streamed program commands with periodic garbage collection are disclosed. A controller is configured to set up a data path between the controller and a memory device to initialize an open mode. A controller is configured to perform a plurality of program operations on a memory device in an open mode using a same set up data path. A controller is configured to, in response to exiting an open mode, perform a garbage collection operation on a memory device.