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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shaomin Xiong, Fremont, CA (US);
Toshiki Hirano, San Jose, CA (US);
William B. Boyle, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Assignee:
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0652 (2013.01); G06F 3/0619 (2013.01); G06F 3/0623 (2013.01); G06F 3/0653 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0676 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G06F 11/1044 (2013.01); G06F 11/1068 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data storage device is disclosed comprising a non-volatile storage medium (NVSM), and a head configured to access the NVSM. During a first interval, the head is used to write first data to a first segment of the NVSM, and during a second interval, the head is used to read the first data from the first segment of the NVSM and erase at least part of the first data from the first segment of the NVSM.