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Method and apparatus using linked lists for streaming of data for soild-state bulk storage device

US8930645B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Micron Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Frank Chen · Taipei, TW
Yuan Rong · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 4, 2008
Grant date	Jan 6, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 13, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2212/7207
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus facilitate data streaming in bulk storage devices by generating linked lists containing entries for both user data and metadata. These linked lists containing mixed data types facilitate receiving and outputting user data, and to insert or ignore, respectively, metadata corresponding to that user data without interrupting flow of the user data.

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