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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2010
Yacov Duzly, Ra'anana, IL;
Nir Perry, Holon, IL;
Yaniv Iarovici, Kfar Saba, IL;
Eitan Mardiks, Ra'anana, IL;
Yacov Duzly, Ra'anana, IL;
Nir Perry, Holon, IL;
Yaniv Iarovici, Kfar Saba, IL;
Eitan Mardiks, Ra'anana, IL;
SanDisk IL Ltd., Kfar Saba, IL;
Abstract
A storage device with a memory, a controller, a storage device interface and a host interface, and a method of data transfer to and from a storage device are provided. The storage device is operative to connect with a host device and the storage device interface is operative to couple with an add-on memory. When the host interface is connected to a host device, the controller is configured to receive a data transfer command specifying a memory address from the host interface; and if the memory address is beyond the address space of the memory, to route the data transfer command to the storage device interface for access to the add-on memory. The address space of the memory and an address space of the add-on memory are addressed as one integral address space transparently to the host.