Goke Taiwan Research Laboratory and Xinsheng Intelligent Technology Assigned Patent

Goke Taiwan Research Laboratory Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan, and Xinsheng Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., Jiangsu, China, has been assigned a patent (11,205,496) developed by Chang, Po-Chien, Taipei, Taiwan, Yang, Ru-Yi, Zhudong Township, Taiwan, and Hsieh, Po-Wen, Zhubei, Taiwan, for “apparatus and method for testing storage device in power interruptions.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A programmable testing apparatus imposes power interruptions on a storage device at any given point of time under at least one workload according to at least one protocol for tests. The programmable testing apparatus includes a controller unit connected to a workload unit, a power control unit, a protocol control unit and a data buffer unit. The controller unit calculates and receives and replies commands in the tests. The workload unit imposes various workloads on the storage device. The power control unit imposes power interruptions on the storage device under control of the controller unit. The protocol control unit provides commands according to the protocol for tests. The data buffer unit stores critical data and information to check whether data stored in the storage device are correct.”

The patent application was filed on September 4, 2020 (17/012,368).