Storage device for transmitting data having an embedded command in both directions of a shared channel, and a method of operating the storage device
US12210773B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10B43/27
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of operating a storage device including first and second memory devices and a memory controller, which are connected to a single channel, the method including: transmitting first data output from the first memory device to the memory controller through a data signal line in the single channel; and transmitting a command to the second memory device through the data signal line while the memory controller receives the first data, wherein a voltage level of the data signal line is based on the command and the first data of the first memory device is loaded on the data signal line, and the first data and the command are transmitted in both directions of the data signal line.
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