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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. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2023
Applicant:
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/406 (2006.01); G11C 11/4096 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/40615 (2013.01); G11C 11/40622 (2013.01); G11C 11/4096 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data storage device and method for optimized refresh are provided. In one embodiment, a data storage device is provided comprising a memory and a controller. The controller is configured to: receive, from a host, an identification of a location in the memory; calculate an estimated time to refresh the location in the memory; send the estimated time to the host; and refresh the location in the memory. Other embodiments are provided, and each of the embodiments can be used alone or in combination.