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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2010
Applicants:
Wei Zhou, San Jose, CA (US);
Chee Hoe Chu, San Jose, CA (US);
Po-chien Chang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Marvell World Trade Ltd., St. Michael, BB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/08 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0813 (2013.01); G06F 12/0866 (2013.01); G06F 12/0246 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus having corresponding methods and computer-readable media comprise: a plurality of flash modules, wherein each of the flash modules comprises a cache memory; a flash memory; and a flash controller in communication with the cache memory and the flash memory; wherein the flash controller of a first one of the flash modules is configured to operate the cache memories together as a global cache; wherein the flash controller of a second one of the flash modules is configured to operate a second one of the flash modules as a directory controller for the flash memories.