Patents Examined by Nancy Wong
  • Write operation with immediate local destruction of old content in non-volatile memory
    Patent number: 9436594
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for writing data to a non-volatile memory device, such as a solid state drive (SSD). In accordance with various embodiments, a host write command is serviced by writing a newer copy of user data to a first selected empty physical location in a non-volatile memory, and by concurrently overwriting an older copy of said user data previously stored to a different, second selected occupied physical location of the non-volatile memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventor: Laszlo Hars