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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2013
Sandisk Technologies Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Gary Lin, San Jose, CA (US);
Matt Davidson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Milton Barrocas, San Jose, CA (US);
Aruna Gutta, Saratoga, CA (US);
SanDisk Technologies LLC, Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods implemented therein are disclosed for communicating with flash memories. The apparatus comprises a flash interface module and a processor in communication with the flash interface module. The flash interface module is configured for communication with a first and second flash bank. The processor is configured to generate a plurality of command sequences in response to receiving a plurality of flash commands from a host system. Each of the plurality of command sequences corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of flash commands. Some of the plurality of command sequences comprises a first portion and a second portion and each of the first portion and second portion are atomic. The processor associates each of the plurality of command sequences with a priority, and via the flash interface module, selects one of the plurality of the command sequences based on the priority associated with the one of the plurality of the command sequences and transmits sequentially the first portion of the one of the plurality of the command sequences to either one of the first flash bank or the second flash bank.