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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Sandisk Technologies Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Gadi Vishne, Petah-Tikva, IL;
Eran Erez, San Jose, CA (US);
Roman Rozental, Netanya, IL;
Polina Marimont, Modiin, IL;
Judah Gamliel Hahn, Ofra, IL;
Assignee:
Sandisk Technologies LLC, Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/12 (2016.01); G06F 12/0844 (2016.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 12/0868 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/12 (2013.01); G06F 12/0844 (2013.01); G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 12/0868 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1041 (2013.01); G06F 2212/69 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data storage device includes a write cache, a non-volatile memory, and a controller coupled to the write cache and to the non-volatile memory. The controller is configured to, responsive to receiving a command to flush particular data from the write cache, attempt to fill a write block of data using the particular data and pending data obtained after receipt of the command.