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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy R. Feldman, Louisville, CO (US);
Jonathan W. Haines, Boulder, CO (US);
Wayne H. Vinson, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/28 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0253 (2013.01); G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7205 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7208 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure is related to systems and methods of managing a memory. In a particular embodiment, a memory channel is disclosed that includes multiple memory units, with each memory unit comprising multiple garbage collection units. The memory channel also includes a controller that is communicatively coupled to the multiple memory units. The controller selects a memory unit of the multiple memory units for garbage collection based on a calculated number of memory units, of the multiple memory units, to garbage collect.