Data storage device with selective data compression
US8954693B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A memory controller comprises a host interface block comprising a compression ratio calculator configured to determine whether a compression ratio of input data exceeds a predetermined compression ratio, and a compression block configured to compress the input data as a consequence of the host compression ratio calculator determining that the compression ratio exceeds the predetermined compression ratio.
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