Storage device capable of managing jobs without intervention of a processor
US10789019B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7209
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller. The controller includes a job manager circuit and a processor. The job manager circuit manages a first-type job associated with the nonvolatile memory, and the processor processes a second-type job associated with the nonvolatile memory. The job manager circuit manages the first-type job without intervention of the processor. The processor provides a management command to the job manager circuit in response to a notification received from the job manager circuit, such that the second-type job is processed.
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