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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2022
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0253 (2013.01); G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data storage device and method for host-determined proactive block clearance are provided. In one embodiment, a data storage device is provided comprising a memory and a controller. The controller is configured to receive a command from a host that specifies a parameter of an upcoming burst mode; and in response to receiving the command, proactively perform a garbage collection operation according to the parameter to create available storage space in the memory to store data from the host during the upcoming burst mode. Other embodiments are possible, and each of the embodiments can be used alone or together in combination.