SSD WITH DISTRIBUTED PROCESSORS
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1. A solid state drive, comprising:
- a first serial data bus configured to be coupled to a corresponding serial data bus of a host device;
one or more flash processor units (FPUs) coupled to the first serial data bus, each of the one or more FPUs configured to manage at least one respective group of flash memory units; and
a supervisor processing unit in data communication with each of the one or more FPUs, the supervisor processing unit configured to manage data transfer between the host and each of the FPUs.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a system includes a serial data bus, a plurality of processors of a first type, and a processor of a second type. The serial data bus is configured to be coupled to a corresponding serial data bus of a host device. Each of the plurality of processors of the first type is coupled to a respective flash memory device. The processor of the second type is configured to manage the access that the plurality of the processors of the first type have to the serial data bus.
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1. A solid state drive, comprising:
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a first serial data bus configured to be coupled to a corresponding serial data bus of a host device; one or more flash processor units (FPUs) coupled to the first serial data bus, each of the one or more FPUs configured to manage at least one respective group of flash memory units; and a supervisor processing unit in data communication with each of the one or more FPUs, the supervisor processing unit configured to manage data transfer between the host and each of the FPUs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An integrated circuit chip, comprising:
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a first serial data bus disposed on the integrated circuit chip and configured to be coupled to a corresponding serial data bus of a host device; a plurality of flash processing units (FPUs) disposed on the integrated circuit chip in data communication with the first serial data bus, each of the FPUs configured to manage data transfer to and from a respective group of flash memory units; and a supervisor processing unit disposed on the integrated circuit chip and in data communication with the first serial data bus and each of the plurality of FPUs, the supervisor processing unit configured to manage access to the first serial data bus by each of the FPUs. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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a first serial data bus configured to be coupled to a corresponding serial data bus of a host device; a plurality of processors of a first type, each of the plurality of processors of the first type coupled to the first serial bus and a respective flash memory device, and a processor of a second type configured to manage access by the plurality of processors of the first type to the first serial data bus. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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