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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2011
Nicholas C. Seroff, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Anthony Fai, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Nir Jacob Wakrat, Los Altos, CA (US);
Nicholas C. Seroff, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Anthony Fai, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Nir Jacob Wakrat, Los Altos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for improved communications in a nonvolatile memory ('NVM') system. The system can toggle between multiple communications channels to provide point-to-point communications between a host device and NVM dies included in the system. The host device can toggle between multiple communications channels that extend to one or more memory controllers of the system, and the memory controllers can toggle between multiple communications channels that extend to the NVM dies. Power islands may be incorporated into the system to electrically isolate system components associated with inactive communications channels.