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Storage device writing data on the basis of stream

US9996302B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 3, 2016
Grant dateJun 12, 2018
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/7208
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A storage device includes a non-volatile semiconductor memory device including a plurality of physical blocks, and a controller configured to associate one of the physical blocks with a stream ID, receive a first command including the stream ID, and in response thereto, transmit information on capacity of unwritten space in the physical block associated with the stream ID.

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