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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2023
Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Brian Clarke, Berks, GB;
KIOXIA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for writing data to an SSD configured to store data in a plurality of memory dies each comprising a plurality of memory blocks. The plurality of memory blocks are logically organized as a plurality of superblocks. The method is performed by a controller in communication with the plurality of memory dies. The method comprises generating, from accumulated write data, a plurality of commands. The method also comprises assigning, to each of the plurality of generated commands, an identifier corresponding to a superblock of the plurality of superblocks associated with the command. The method further comprises tracking a number of commands in each of a plurality of command queues corresponding to the dies of the superblock. The method additionally comprises queuing at least one of the plurality of generated commands to a die of the superblock having a corresponding command queue containing the smallest number of commands.