CPC G06F 3/0655 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0653 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A Solid-State Drive (SSD), comprising:
a non-volatile memory (NVM) having a plurality of memory devices;
a controller for causing the plurality of memory devices in the NVM to perform respective operations;
a status contact between the controller and the NVM, wherein each of the plurality of memory devices is commonly connected to the status contact; and
a mechanism by which each of the plurality of memory devices independently and without command from the controller provides, via the status contact, the controller with its own status that it has completed its respective operations, and by which the controller is able to distinguish, via the status contact, an independent completion status for each of the plurality of memory devices.
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