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Controller for solid state disk which controls access to memory bank

US8601200B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 2009
Grant dateDec 3, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/385
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A controller for a solid state disk is provided. The controller includes a storage module to store an index of at least one idle bank among a plurality of memory banks, and a control module to control an access to the at least one idle bank using the stored index. Here, the access to the at least one idle bank may be controlled based on a state of a channel corresponding to each of the at least one idle bank.

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