Patent ID: 11893253
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A data storage device, comprising:
a memory device having a plurality of dies; and
a controller coupled to the memory device, wherein:
the coupling comprises a plurality of channels;
each channel of the plurality of channels comprises a strobe cycle having a plurality of strobes;
each channel is associated with a distinct one or more dies of the plurality of dies; and
the distinct one or more dies of the plurality of dies are associated with one or more strobes of the plurality of strobes of a strobe cycle, wherein the controller is configured to:
determine that a first channel requires additional power for one or more dies of the first channel;
determine that a second channel has unused power for one or more dies of the second channel, wherein one or more strobes associated with the one or more dies of the second channel are distinct from one or more strobes associated with the one or more dies of the first channel; and
remap the unused power from the second channel to the first channel.