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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Hojin Chun, Suwon-si, KR;
Bumjun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyunglae Eun, Suwon-si, KR;
Jongwook Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A storage system includes a host device and a storage device that are connected to each other through a main link and a sub link. The storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device configured to store data and a storage controller package configured to control the nonvolatile memory device under control of the host device. The storage controller package includes an on-chip bus, a host interface connected to the on-chip bus and the main link, a memory interface connected to the on-chip bus and the nonvolatile memory device, a storage processor connected to the on-chip bus, and configured to perform an in-band communication with the host device through the on-chip bus, the host interface and the main link, and a microcontroller connected to the on-chip bus and the sub link, and configured to perform an out-of-band communication with the host device through the sub link.