Apparatuses and methods for concurrently accessing multiple partitions of a non-volatile memory

An apparatus comprising:

• a controller included in a non-volatile memory, the controller configured to receive memory access commands from an external controller and to provide the memory access commands to local controllers included in the non-volatile memory according to separation timing rules for the memory access commands, wherein the controller is configured to:
• provide a first memory access command of a first type to a first partition of a plurality of partitions via a respective local controller associated with the first partition;
• responsive to receiving a second memory access command of the first type to the first partition of the plurality of partitions, provide the second memory access command a minimum of a first time after the first memory access command to the first partition via the respective local controller associated with the first partition;
• and
• responsive to receiving a third memory access command of the first type to a second partition of the plurality of partitions, provide the third memory access command a minimum of a second time after the first memory access command to the second partition via a respective local controller associated with the second partition, wherein the second time is different from the first time.

A method comprising:

• receiving, from an external controller, a first memory access command and a second memory access command at a controller included in a memory;
• providing, with the controller, the first memory access command to a first local controller included in the memory coupled to a first target partition;
• prior to providing the second memory access command to a second local controller included in the memory, determining whether a separation timing rule is met, wherein the separation timing rule is based on a memory command type of the first memory access command and a memory command type of the second memory access command;
• providing with the controller, the second memory access command to the second local controller of the memory coupled to the second target partition;
• controlling the first target partition and a first data buffer associated with the first target partition to execute a memory access of the first target partition associated with the first memory access command;
• and
• concurrent, at least in part, with execution of the memory access of the first target partition, controlling the second target partition and a second data buffer associated with the second partition to execute a memory access of the second target partition associated with the second memory access command.