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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
May. 31, 2011
Applicants:
Douglas A. Larson, Lakevile, MN (US);
Jeffrey R. Brown, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Inventors:
Douglas A. Larson, Lakevile, MN (US);
Jeffrey R. Brown, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Memory system controllers can include a switch and non-volatile memory control circuitry coupled to the switch. The non-volatile memory control circuitry can include a channel control circuit coupled to logical units. The channel control circuitry can be configured to relay an erase command to a first one of the logical units and relay a particular command from the switch to a second one of the logical units while the erase command is being executed on the first one of the plurality of logical units.