Patents by Inventor Jeff Whaley

Jeff Whaley 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).

  • Patent number: 10872638
    Abstract: The subject technology performs the following in a storage system including memory dies, where each memory die includes its own temperature sensor. The subject technology determines a temperature of each of the memory dies based on a temperature reading from each memory die's temperature sensor. The subject technology determines whether data is hot data or cold data, where hot data is more likely to be changed after it is written than cold data. In response to determining that the data is hot data, the subject technology stores the data in a memory die with a relatively higher temperature than another one of the memory dies. Further, in response to determining that the data is cold data, the subject technology stores the data in a memory die with a relatively cooler temperature than another one of the memory dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jingfeng Yuan, James M. Higgins, Jeff Whaley
  • Publication number: 20200143847
    Abstract: The subject technology performs the following in a storage system including memory dies, where each memory die includes its own temperature sensor. The subject technology determines a temperature of each of the memory dies based on a temperature reading from each memory die's temperature sensor. The subject technology determines whether data is hot data or cold data, where hot data is more likely to be changed after it is written than cold data. In response to determining that the data is hot data, the subject technology stores the data in a memory die with a relatively higher temperature than another one of the memory dies. Further, in response to determining that the data is cold data, the subject technology stores the data in a memory die with a relatively cooler temperature than another one of the memory dies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Jingfeng YUAN, James M. HIGGINS, Jeff WHALEY
  • Patent number: 10559329
    Abstract: The subject technology performs the following in a storage system including memory dies, where each memory die includes its own temperature sensor. The subject technology determines a temperature of each of the memory dies based on a temperature reading from each memory die's temperature sensor. The subject technology determines whether data is hot data or cold data, where hot data is more likely to be changed after it is written than cold data. In response to determining that the data is hot data, the subject technology stores the data in a memory die with a relatively higher temperature than another one of the memory dies. Further, in response to determining that the data is cold data, the subject technology stores the data in a memory die with a relatively cooler temperature than another one of the memory dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jingfeng Yuan, James M. Higgins, Jeff Whaley
  • Publication number: 20190027193
    Abstract: The subject technology performs the following in a storage system including memory dies, where each memory die includes its own temperature sensor. The subject technology determines a temperature of each of the memory dies based on a temperature reading from each memory die's temperature sensor. The subject technology determines whether data is hot data or cold data, where hot data is more likely to be changed after it is written than cold data. In response to determining that the data is hot data, the subject technology stores the data in a memory die with a relatively higher temperature than another one of the memory dies. Further, in response to determining that the data is cold data, the subject technology stores the data in a memory die with a relatively cooler temperature than another one of the memory dies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Jingfeng YUAN, James M. HIGGINS, Jeff WHALEY
  • Patent number: 10115437
    Abstract: A storage system and method for die-based data retention recycling are provided. In one embodiment, a storage system comprises a controller and a plurality of memory dies. Each of the plurality of memory dies comprises its own temperature sensor, wherein at least one of the memory dies is characterized by a relatively lower endurance than at least one other of the memory dies, and wherein the at least one of the memory dies with the relatively lower endurance is positioned farther away from the controller than the at least one other of the memory dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jingfeng Yuan, James M. Higgins, Jeff Whaley