Patent ID: 8566508
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of storing data in a flash memory data storage device that includes a plurality of memory chips, the method comprising: determining a number of memory chips in the data storage device, wherein a first portion of the plurality of memory chips is implemented in a first memory channel and a second portion of the plurality of memory chips is implemented in a second memory channel; defining, via a host coupled to the data storage device, a first partition of the data storage device, wherein the first partition includes a first subset of the plurality of memory chips; defining a second partition of the data storage device via the host coupled to the data storage device, wherein the second partition includes a second subset of the plurality of memory chips; writing first data to the first partition while reading data from the second partition; and writing the first data to the second partition while reading data from the first partition, wherein: