Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Unmap data pattern for coarse mapping memory sub-system
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Application No.: US16855470Application Date: 2020-04-22
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Publication No.: US11216218B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Fangfang Zhu , Ying Yu Tai , Ning Chen , Jiangli Zhu , Alex Tang
- Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00 ; G06F3/06 ; G06F11/10 ; G06F13/16

Abstract:
Devices, methods, and media are described for unmap support in coarse mapped storage. In one embodiment a controller of a memory sub-system manages a set of metadata for super management units (SMU) of the memory sub-system, wherein each SMU of the memory sub-system comprises a plurality of data management units (MU), and wherein each MU comprises a plurality of addressable memory elements as part of a coarse memory storage of the memory sub-system. The controller processes a trim command for a first SMU of the plurality of SMUs, and adjusts a trim bit associated with metadata for the first SMU. This trim bit can then be used to manage read and write operations as the trimmed unit waits to be written with an unmap data pattern. Similarly, a trim bit in MU metadata can be used manage related operations to prevent memory access errors.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210019088A1 UNMAP FOR COARSE MAPPING MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2021-01-21
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