Patents by Inventor Gnanasekar Rajakumar

Gnanasekar Rajakumar has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Storage system and method for enabling a direct accessible boot block in a memory die
    Patent number: 11237838
    Abstract: A storage system and method for enabling a direct accessible boot block in a memory die are disclosed. In one embodiment, a storage system is provided comprising a NAND memory, a volatile memory, a processor, and a NAND controller. The NAND controller is configured to perform the following in response to receiving a command from the processor at power-up: read bootloader code from the NAND memory; and execute the bootloader code, wherein execution of the bootloader code causes initialization code to be read from the NAND memory and stored in the volatile memory. Other embodiments are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Venkatesh Naidu Pamoti, Ramanathan Muthiah, Gnanasekar Rajakumar
  • Storage System and Method for Enabling a Direct Accessible Boot Block in a Memory Die
    Publication number: 20210208900
    Abstract: A storage system and method for enabling a direct accessible boot block in a memory die are disclosed. In one embodiment, a storage system is provided comprising a NAND memory, a volatile memory, a processor, and a NAND controller. The NAND controller is configured to perform the following in response to receiving a command from the processor at power-up: read bootloader code from the NAND memory; and execute the bootloader code, wherein execution of the bootloader code causes initialization code to be read from the NAND memory and stored in the volatile memory. Other embodiments are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Venkatesh Naidu Pamoti, Ramanathan Muthiah, Gnanasekar Rajakumar