Patent ID: 9052843
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: G06F,G11C,H04L

Abstract:
1. A memory device configured to communicate with a host device through receiving a command from the host device and returning a response of the command to the host device, the memory device is configured to: support a first command which includes an argument which indicates a range of voltage supplied by the host device; return a response of the first command when a range of voltage supported by the memory device matches the range of voltage indicated in the argument; when the first command is not received, support a second command with a first definition, and support a response of the second command with the first definition; when the first command is received, support the second command with a second definition, which has an additional field to the first definition of the second command, and support a response of the second command with the second definition, which has an additional field to the first definition of the response of the second command; and upon reception of the second command, perform memory device initialization according to either the first definition or the second definition and return a result of initialization in the response of the second command with the first definition in response to the second command with the first definition or return a result of initialization in the response of the second command with the second definition in response to the second command with the second definition.