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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A solid state drive (SSD) interface controller includes a host interface, first and second command interfaces, and an interface information storage unit. The interface information storage unit is configured to store information for determining activation or deactivation of each of the first and second command interfaces, and a capacity allocated to each of the first and second command interfaces. The interface information storage unit may comprise first and second registers storing interface information, which may be changed in response to an extension ROM BIOS executed during a booting operation. The command interfaces may be configured to communicate using interface protocols such as SATA, SATA express, or nonvolatile express. An interface power management unit may cut power to an interface when deactivated based on the stored interface information.