Abstract: Devices, systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with an interface for solid state memory are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises an interface configured to receive and aggregate two or more different streams of disk drive commands into at least one aggregated command, where the interface is configured to translate the at least one aggregated command into at least one solid state memory command for accessing solid state memory. The interface is configured to transmit the at least one solid state memory command to a controller to be performed on the solid state memory.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for using a non-volatile-memory device such as flash memory to store memory data during hibernation or suspend. By so doing, hard drives and/or data are safer, and less power may be used.

Abstract: A flash memory storage system may include several modules of flash memory storage manager circuitry, each having some associated flash memory. The modules may be interconnected via the flash memory storage manager circuitry of the modules. The system may be able to write data to and/or read data from the flash memory associated with various ones of the modules by routing the data through the flash memory storage circuitry of the modules. The system may also be able to relocate data for various reasons using such read and write operations. The flash memory storage circuitry of the modules keeps track of where data actually is in the flash memory.

Abstract: A flash memory storage system may include several modules of flash memory storage manager circuitry, each having some associated flash memory. The modules may be interconnected via the flash memory storage manager circuitry of the modules. The system may be able to write data to and/or read data from the flash memory associated with various ones of the modules by routing the data through the flash memory storage circuitry of the modules. The system may also be able to relocate data for various reasons using such read and write operations. The flash memory storage circuitry of the modules keeps track of where data actually is in the flash memory.

Abstract: A system including a summer, a comparator, a zero-crossing module, and a control module. The summer is configured to (i) receive a data input signal, and (ii) generate an equalized signal in response to the data input signal. The comparator is configured to generate a recovered data signal in response to the equalized signal. The zero-crossing module is configured to generate a zero-crossing signal in response to the equalized signal. The control module is configured to generate eye information in response to i) the recovered data signal and ii) the zero-crossing signal. The eye information includes characteristic data associated with the recovered data signal, and the characteristic data when plotted provides an eye diagram.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and/or apparatuses for reducing the total time used to boot up a computer and load applications onto the computer.

Abstract: A flash memory storage system may include several modules of flash memory storage manager circuitry, each having some associated flash memory. The modules may be interconnected via the flash memory storage manager circuitry of the modules. The system may be able to write data to and/or read data from the flash memory associated with various ones of the modules by routing the data through the flash memory storage circuitry of the modules. The system may also be able to relocate data for various reasons using such read and write operations. The flash memory storage circuitry of the modules keeps track of where data actually is in the flash memory.

Abstract: Apparatus having corresponding methods and computer programs comprise: a mobile RFID reader adapted to receive radio-frequency (RF) signals from a plurality of RFID tags, wherein each RF signal represents a tag identifier associated with the respective RFID tag, and wherein the RFID tags include a plurality of asset tags and a plurality of location tags, wherein each of the asset tags is associated with a respective one of a plurality of assets, and wherein each of the location tags is associated with a respective one of a plurality of first locations; and an association module adapted to generate first associations between each of the assets and one or more of the first locations based on the tag identifiers.

Abstract: Devices, systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with an interface for solid state memory are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus is implemented with two or more input ports for receiving two or more different streams of disk drive commands. The apparatus is further implemented with an interface configured to aggregate the two or more different streams of disk drive commands into at least one aggregated command. The interface is configured to translate the at least one aggregated command into at least one solid state memory command for accessing solid state memory. The apparatus comprises a memory port to communicate the at least one solid state memory command to be performed on the solid state memory.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for memory backup in a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) system are described. The methods include detecting a failure in a main power supply that supplies power to a volatile memory that is coupled to a RAID controller, switching to a temporary power supply to supply power to the volatile memory in response to detecting the main power supply failure, and transferring data from the volatile memory to a non-volatile memory coupled to the RAID controller subsequent to switching to the temporary power supply.

Abstract: A signal receiver includes a data recovery module that generates an equalized data signal and a recovered data signal based on a data input signal. An error module generates an error information signal based on the equalized data signal and an error threshold signal. An eye measurement control module generates an eye characteristic signal based on the recovered data signal and the error information signal.

Abstract: Apparatus having corresponding methods and computer-readable media comprise: a plurality of flash modules, wherein each of the flash modules comprises a cache memory; a flash memory; and a flash controller in communication with the cache memory and the flash memory; wherein the flash controller of a first one of the flash modules is configured to operate the cache memories together as a global cache; wherein the flash controller of a second one of the flash modules is configured to operate a second one of the flash modules as a directory controller for the flash memories.

Abstract: Apparatus having corresponding methods and computer-readable media comprise: a phase detector configured to generate an error signal representing a phase difference between a recovered spread-spectrum clock signal and a serial data stream that includes a spread-spectrum clock signal; and a phase selector configured to provide the recovered spread-spectrum clock signal based on an error signal from a current spread-spectrum cycle of the spread-spectrum clock signal and an error signal from a previous spread-spectrum cycle of the spread-spectrum clock signal.

Abstract: A flash memory storage system may include several modules of flash memory storage manager circuitry, each having some associated flash memory. The modules may be interconnected via the flash memory storage manager circuitry of the modules. The system may be able to write data to and/or read data from the flash memory associated with various ones of the modules by routing the data through the flash memory storage circuitry of the modules. The system may also be able to relocate data for various reasons using such read and write operations. The flash memory storage circuitry of the modules keeps track of where data actually is in the flash memory.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for using a non-volatile-memory device such as flash memory to store memory data during hibernation or suspend. By so doing, hard drives and/or data are safer, and less power may be used.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and/or apparatuses for reducing the total time used to boot up a computer and load applications onto the computer.