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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2004
Applicant:
Wen Lin, Longmont, CO (US);
Inventor:
Wen Lin, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/16 (2006.01); G06F 13/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hardware command queue for mass storage systems having a memory device. A plurality of entries are defined in the memory device, at least some of which are active entries. At least some of the active entries correspond to pending access commands and at least one entry is a head entry corresponding to an in-flight access command.