Samsung Electronics Assigned Twenty-Five Patents

Storage device monitoring and storing on cell counts of blocks
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,872,675) developed by Oh, Hyunkyo, Yongin-si, Korea, and Moon, Sangkwon, Hwaseong-si, Korea, for “storage device monitoring and storing on cell counts of blocks and operating method thereof.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A storage device includes a non-volatile memory including a plurality of blocks, a buffer memory, and a controller that stores an on-cell count in the buffer memory, the on-cell count indicating a number of memory cells, which are turned on by a read level applied to a reference word line of each of the plurality of blocks, from among memory cells connected to the reference word line.”

The patent application was filed on June 21, 2019 (16/448,545).

Storage device
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,867,683) developed by Shim, Young-Seop, and Kim, Jaehong, Seoul, Korea, for a “storage device.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device and a controller. A nonvolatile memory device includes a plurality of memory blocks. Each of the plurality of memory blocks is divided into a plurality of zones and is formed on a substrate. Each of the plurality of zones comprises one or more word lines. A controller performs a reliability verification read operation on a first zone of the plurality of zones of a memory block selected from the plurality of memory blocks if a number of read operations performed on the first zone reaches a first threshold value and performs the reliability verification read operation on a second zone of the plurality of zones of the selected memory block if a number of read operations performed on the second zone reaches a second threshold value.”

The patent application was filed on May 28, 2019 (16/423,505).

Address mapping and operation of storage device
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,866,906) developed by Ha, Keonsoo, Ko, Minseok, Seoul, Korea, Maeng, Hyunjoo, Goyang-si, Korea, and Park, Jihyung, Yongin-si, Korea, for “address mapping method and operation method of storage device.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”An address mapping method of a storage device which includes a plurality of sub-storage devices each including an over-provision area includes detecting mapping information of a received logical address from a mapping table, selecting a hash function corresponding to the received logical address depending on the mapping information, selecting any one, which is to be mapped onto the received logical address, of the plurality of sub-storage devices by using the selected hash function, and mapping the received logical address onto the over-provision area of the selected sub-storage device. The selected hash function is selected from a default hash function and a plurality of hash functions to provide a rule for selecting the any one of the plurality of sub-storage devices.”

The patent application was filed on March 23, 2018 (15/933,435).

Access parameter based multi-stream storage device access
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,866,905) developed by Pandurangan, Rajinikanth, Fremont, CA, Choi, Changho, San Jose, CA, and Yang, Jingpei, Santa Clara, CA, for an “access parameter based multi-stream storage device access.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”Embodiments include a multi-stream storage device, a system including a multi-stream storage device, and a method, comprising: receiving an access to a multi-stream storage device, converting at least one parameter of the access into a stream identifier, and accessing the multi-stream storage device using the stream identifier.”

The patent application was filed on December 22, 2016 (15/389,270).

Memory systems having reduced memory channel traffic
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si,, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,866,858) developed by Berman, Amit, Ramat Gan, Israel, for “memory systems having reduced memory channel traffic and methods for operating the same.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory (NVM) device having a plurality of memory blocks and a control circuit configured to perform a read for copy-back operation in response to a receipt of a corresponding command. The control circuit performs the read for copy-back operation by reading page data from a source memory block of the plurality, generating a syndrome from the read page data, outputting the syndrome, receiving error location data in response to outputting the syndrome, correcting the read page data using the received error location data, and writing the corrected read page data to a target memory block among the plurality.”

The patent application was filed on April 16, 2019 (16/385,574).

Storage device and method for reducing firmware update time and data processing system
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si,, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,866,797) developed by Choi, Sang Hoon, Seoul, Korea, Kim, Sung Chul, Hwaseong-si, Korea , Kim, Hyun Koo, Anyang-si, Korea, Park, Chan Ik, Suwon-si, Korea, and Lee, Han Deok, Seongnam-si, Korea, for “data storage device and method for reducing firmware update time and data processing system including the device.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A data storage device for reducing a firmware update time includes a non-volatile memory configured to store a firmware update image which will replace a current firmware image, a first volatile memory, and a processor configured to control an operation of the non-volatile memory and an operation of the first volatile memory. When a first code included in the current firmware image is executed by the processor, the first code generates data necessary for an operation of the data storage device and stores the data in the first volatile memory. When a second code included in the firmware update image is executed by the first code, the second code accesses and uses the data that has been stored in the first volatile memory.”

The patent application was filed on October 10, 2017 (15/729,159).

Storage device for generating trace data
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,860,455) developed by Go, Gwang-ok, and Son, Pil-Chang, Suwon-si, Korea, for “storage device for generating trace data and method of operating the same.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A storage device and a method of operating the storage device are provided. The storage device includes a non-volatile memory including a plurality of non-volatile memory cells, a processor configured to control an operation of storing data received from a host in the non-volatile memory, a host interface configured to transmit and receive the data and control signals to and from the host, and a trace module. The trace module is configured to generate trace data for the processor or the host interface during an operation of the processor or the host interface and the trace module is configured to provide the trace data to the non-volatile memory.”

The patent application was filed on July 12, 2017 (15/647,629).

Storage device and event notification
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,853,158) developed by Jeong, Sungwon, Suwon-si, Korea, and Kwon, Moonsang, Seoul, Korea, for “storage device and event notification method for storage device.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”An event notification method of a storage device includes detecting an event in the storage device, writing an asynchronous event information entry corresponding to the event in a completion queue of a host, and transmitting an interrupt corresponding to a transmission of the asynchronous event information entry to the host. The asynchronous event information entry is provided to the host regardless of reception of an asynchronous event request command from the host.”

The patent application was filed on March 9, 2017 (15/454,985).

Hybrid framework of NVMe-based storage in cloud computing environment
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,852,990) developed by Yang, Zhengyu, Malden, MA, Hoseinzadeh, Morteza, La Jolla, CA, Wong, Ping, San Diego, CA, Artoux, John, La Mesa, CA, and Evans, T. David, San Marcos, CA, for a “hybrid framework of NVMe-based storage system in cloud computing environment.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A non-volatile memory (NVM) express (NVMe) system includes at least one user application, an NVMe controller and a hypervisor. Each user application runs in a respective virtual machine environment and including a user input/output (I/O) queue. The NVMe controller is coupled to at least one NVM storage device, and the NVMe controller includes a driver that includes at least one device queue. The hypervisor is coupled to the user I/O queue of each user application and to the NVMe controller, and selectively forces each user I/O queue to empty to a corresponding device queue in the driver of the NVMe controller or enables a private I/O channel between the user I/O queue and a corresponding device queue in the driver of the NVMe controller.”

The patent application was filed on November 22, 2017 (15/821,699).

File management
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,848,558) developed by Yeom, Dong-Hyun, KR, Kim, Geon-Soo, Huh, Sang-Min, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, and Hwang, Min-Kyung, Seoul, Korea, for “method and apparatus for file management.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A method in an electronic device is provided, the method including: connecting to a storage device, transmitting a first file to the storage device, when the first file is transmitted to the storage device, generating, a second file based on the first file and replacing the first file with the second file, wherein the second file is an optimized version of the first file.”

The patent application was filed on August 9, 2017 (15/672,695).

Storage device including repairable volatile memory
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,847,244) developed by Kim, Sang-hun, Asan-si, Korea, and Sung, Jun-Ki, Cheonan-si, Korea, for “storage device including repairable volatile memory and method of operating the same.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A storage device including repairable volatile memory and a method of operating the same are provided. The storage device includes a non-volatile memory storing user data, a volatile memory buffering the user data and performing a test for detecting a defective cell on a volatile cell array at an idle time of the storage device, and a controller controlling the volatile memory to perform the test at an idle time and storing test information including a test result or a test history in the non-volatile memory.”

The patent application was filed on September 5, 2017 (15/695,366).

Semiconductor devices including data storage patterns
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,833,124) developed by Kim, Kyo Seop, Sun, Chang Woo, Oh, Gyu Hwan, Hwaseong-si, Korea, Kim, Joon, Seoul, Korea, and Hwang, Joon Youn, Suwon-si, Korea, for “semiconductor devices including data storage patterns.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A semiconductor device is provided including a base insulating layer on a substrate, a first conductive line that extends in a first direction on the base insulating layer, data storage structures on the first conductive line, selector structures on the data storage structures, each of the selector structures including a lower selector electrode, a selector, and an upper selector electrode, an insulating layer in a space between the selector structures, and a second conductive line disposed on the selector structures and the insulating layer and extended in a second direction intersecting the first direction. An upper surface of the insulating layer is higher than an upper surface of the upper selector electrode.”

The patent application was filed on April 16, 2018 (15/953,573).

Storage device temporarily suspending internal operation to provide short read response time for read request from host
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,831,405) developed by Lee, Chulseung, Seoul, Korea, Woo, Seonghoon, Hwaseong-si, Korea, Han, Kyuwook, Seoul, Korea, and Kim, Daehyun, Suwon-si, Korea, for a “storage device temporarily suspending internal operation to provide short read response time for read request from host.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A storage device includes a first memory device, a second memory device, and a controller. The first memory device and the second memory device share the same channel to communicate with the controller. Communication between the first memory device and the controller and communication between the second memory device and the controller are mutually exclusive. When the controller receives a read request directed to the second memory device while the controller processes a direct memory access (DMA) operation directed to the first memory device, the controller suspends the DMA operation and transmits a read command associated with the read request to the second memory device.”

The patent application was filed on April 24, 2018 (15/960,644).

Executing conditional data scrubbing inside smart storage
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,824,348) developed by Olarig, Sompong Paul, Pleasanton, CA, and Chang, Mu-Tien, Santa Clara, CA, for a “method of executing conditional data scrubbing inside a smart storage device.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A secure memory (145) is disclosed. The memory (145) may include data storage (310, 315, 320, 325, 330, 335, 340, 345) for data (along with a data read logic, 405) and a data write logic (410) to read and write data from the data storage (310, 315, 320, 325, 330, 335, 340, 345). A password storage (355) may store a stored password (510). A receiver may receive a received password (505) from a memory controller (205). A comparator may compare the received password (505) with the stored password (510). An erase logic (435) may erase data in the data storage (310, 315, 320, 325, 330, 335, 340, 345) if the received password (505) does not match the stored password (510). Finally, a block logic (425) may block access to the memory (145) from the memory controller (205) until after the comparator (430) completes its operation.”

The patent application was filed on September 23, 2016 (15/275,337).

Memory and storage capable of permanently deleting data stored in NVM
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,817,624) developed by Park, Jin-Hwan, Yongin-si, Korea, Kim, Kyung Ho, Seoul, Korea, Kim, Min-Chul, Uttarwar, Sagar, Suwon-si, Korea, Song, Yong Gil, Hwaseong-si, Korea, Shin, Min Gon, Uiwang-si, Korea, Yoo, Sun-Mi, Seoul, Korea, Jang, Hyun Su, Suwon-si, Korea, Jeong, Seung Yeun, Anseong-si, Korea, and Choi, Ki Hyun, Hwaseong-si, Korea, for “memory system and storage device capable of permanently deleting data stored in a non-volatile memory.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A storage device includes a non-volatile memory including a first block, a second block and a block management area that stores an initial data write time and a final data write time for each of the first block and the second block. The storage device also includes a memory controller that determines a creation time and a modification time for first data in response to a permanently delete command identifying the first data, selects at least one of the first block and the second block to be permanently deleted by comparing the initial data write time and the final data write time for each of the first block and the second block with the creation time and the modification time, and permanently deletes the selected at least one of the first block and the second block.”

The patent application was filed on May 9, 2018 (15/975,008).

Storage device including reconfigurable logic
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,817,440) developed by Ryu, Sueng-Chul, Hwaseong-si, Korea, for “storage device including reconfigurable logic and method of operating the storage device.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A storage device includes a reconfigurable logic circuit, a control logic circuit, and non-volatile memory. The reconfigurable logic circuit is changeable from a first accelerator to a second accelerator during an operation of the storage device. The control logic circuit is configured to receive, from the host, a host command including information about a function required by the host and dynamically reconfigure the reconfigurable logic circuit such that the reconfigurable logic circuit performs the function according to the received host command. The non-volatile memory is connected to the control logic circuit.”

The patent application was filed on March 25, 2019 (16/363,791).

Storage device and debugging
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,817,405) developed by Kim, Hee Jong, Seoul, Korea, for “storage device and debugging system thereof.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory, a controller configured to control writing of data to the nonvolatile memory and reading of data from the nonvolatile memory in response to a request from a host, and a power module configured to receive power from the host. The controller is configured to transmit debugging data to the host through a channel connected to the host. The controller may be configured to transmit the debugging data to the host via at least one power line that is configurable for provision of power to the storage device.”

The patent application was filed on August 14, 2018 (16/103,179).

Storage device having storage area divided into isolated physical spaces
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,817,218) developed by Jo, Myung Hyun, Hwaseong-si, Korea, for “storage device having storage area divided into isolated physical spaces that are independently controllable, host device controlling such storage device, and operation method of such storage device.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A storage device includes a first physical space including first nonvolatile memory devices, a second physical space including second nonvolatile memory devices physically isolated from the first nonvolatile memory devices, and a storage controller that fetches a command from an external device and performs an operation corresponding to the command in any one of the first and second physical spaces, based on information included in the fetched command.”

The patent application was filed on July 2, 2018 (16/024,931).

Storage device and debugging
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,817,405) developed by Kim, Hee Jong, Seoul, Korea, for “storage device and debugging system thereof.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory, a controller configured to control writing of data to the nonvolatile memory and reading of data from the nonvolatile memory in response to a request from a host, and a power module configured to receive power from the host. The controller is configured to transmit debugging data to the host through a channel connected to the host. The controller may be configured to transmit the debugging data to the host via at least one power line that is configurable for provision of power to the storage device.”

The patent application was filed on August 14, 2018 (16/103,179).

Storage device set including storage device and reconfigurable logic chip
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,817,214) developed by Park, Jae-geun, Suwon-si, Korea, Jung, Phil-yong, Hwaseong-si, Korea, Shim, Ho-jun, Yongin-si, Korea, and Ye, Sang-young, Osan-si, Korea, for “storage device set including storage device and reconfigurable logic chip, and storage system including storage device set.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”Provided is a storage device set. The storage device set includes a storage device configured to communicate with a host, the storage device including a controller configured to generate encrypted input data by encrypting data, and a reconfigurable logic chip configured to receive the encrypted input data from the storage device, generate processed data by processing the encrypted input data according to a configuration, and generate encrypted output data by encrypting the processed data.”

The patent application was filed on January 31, 2019 (16/263,467).

Storage device and operating
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,811,074) developed by Jung, Sang Won, Busan, Korea, Oh, Shin Ho, Yongin-si, Korea, and Ham, Dong Hoon, Suwon-si, Korea, for “storage device and method for operating storage device.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A storage device may include a monitoring module which monitors a characteristic degradation rate of a plurality of blocks included in a cell array of a nonvolatile memory, a group management module which designates the plurality of blocks as one or more groups, on the basis of a monitoring result of the monitoring module, a refresh period management module which determines refresh periods for each of the one or more groups, and a processor which performs refresh on the one or more groups in accordance with the determined refresh periods.”

The patent application was filed on April 23, 2019 (16/391,973).

Storage device and operating
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,802,728) developed by Lee, Kwangwoo, Seoul, Korea, Kim, Chanha, Hwaseong-si, Korea, Lee, Yunjung, Suwon-si, Korea, Kim, Jisoo, Seongnam-si, Korea, Ro, Seungkyung, Anyang-si, Korea, Lee, Jinwook, and Lee, Heewon, Seoul, Korea, for “storage device and operating method of storage device.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device including a plurality of memory blocks, each including a plurality of memory cells connected to a plurality of word lines, and a controller configured to perform a first read operation on memory cells connected to a selected word line included in a selected memory block based on a request of an external host device. The controller is further configured to perform a check read operation that checks a reliability of the memory cells of the selected memory block after performing the first read operation. In the check read operation, the controller is further configured to select and perform one of an actual check and a machine learning-based check.”

The patent application was filed on May 20, 2019 (16/416,750).

Supporting multi-path and/or multi-mode NMVe over fabrics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,795,843) developed by Olarig, Sompong Paul, Pleasanton, CA, Worley, Fred, San Jose, CA, and Pham, Son, San Ramon, CA, for “system and method for supporting multi-path and/or multi-mode NMVe over fabrics device.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A system includes a fabric switch including a motherboard, a baseboard management controller (BMC) a network switch configured to transport network signals, and a PCIe switch configured to transport PCIe signals, a midplane, and a plurality of device ports. Each of the plurality of device ports is configured to connect a storage device to the motherboard of the fabric switch over the midplane and carry the network signals and the PCIe signals over the midplane. The storage device is configurable in multiple modes based a protocol established over a fabric connection between the system and the storage device.”

The patent application was filed on November 22, 2019 (16/692,997).

Key value SSD
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,795,760) developed by Ki, Yang Seok, Palo Alto, CA, for a “key value SSD.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A storage device includes: a plurality of memory devices configured as a virtual device utilizing stateless data protection, and a virtual device layer configured to manage the virtual device to store objects by applying erasure coding to some of the objects and replication to other ones of the objects depending on respective sizes of the objects.”

The patent application was filed on January 19, 2018 (15/876,028).

Storage device
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea has been assigned a patent (10,795,594) developed by Park, Hyun-chul, Suwon-si, Korea, Seok, Bo-mi, Anyang-si, Korea, Ahn, Jun-ho, Hwaseong-si, Korea, and Lee, Ju-young, Seoul, Korea, for a “storage device.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A method of operating a storage device including a non-volatile memory includes receiving a write command from a host in a first state, receiving write data from the host in a second state, and transitioning an operation state from the second state to one of the first state and a third state based on a write mode chosen. The write command is received in the first state, and the received write data is programmed to the non-volatile memory in the third state.”

The patent application was filed on September 21, 2018 (16/138,089).