Data storage device and method for writing information into a data storage device

A method for writing information into a data storage device comprising a plurality of storage elements, each storage element of the plurality of storage elements configured for storing a piece of information, wherein the plurality of storage elements are accessible as a plurality of word sets and as a plurality of slice sets, each word set of the plurality of word sets comprising a set of storage elements, and each slice set of the plurality of slice sets comprising a set of storage elements, and wherein each storage element of the plurality of storage elements is a part of a word set of the plurality of word sets and a part of a slice set of the plurality of slice sets, the method comprising:

• obtaining word information and slice information;
• executing a write operation to parallelly write the word information into a first word set of the plurality of word sets and the slice information into a first slice set of the plurality of slice sets, wherein the first word set and the first slice set comprise a common storage element defined by an overlap of the first word set and the first slice set in a layout of the plurality of storage elements;
• parallelly writing a plurality of word information into a corresponding plurality of word sets comprising the first word set and a plurality of slice information, associated with the plurality of word information, into a corresponding plurality of slice sets comprising the first slice set, each word set of the corresponding plurality of word sets comprising a common storage element with a slice set of the corresponding plurality of slice sets;
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• solving a corresponding plurality of competing pieces of information at respective positions of common storage elements of the corresponding plurality of slice sets and the corresponding plurality of word sets.

A method for writing information into a data storage device comprising a plurality of storage elements, each storage element of the plurality of storage elements configured for storing a piece of information, wherein the plurality of storage elements are accessible as a plurality of word sets and as a plurality of slice sets, each word set of the plurality of word sets comprising a set of storage elements, and each slice set of the plurality of slice sets comprising a set of storage elements, and wherein each storage element of the plurality of storage elements is a part of a word set of the plurality of word sets and a part of a slice set of the plurality of slice sets, the method comprising:

• obtaining word information and slice information;
• executing a write operation to parallelly write the word information into a first word set of the plurality of word sets and the slice information into a first slice set of the plurality of slice sets, wherein the first word set and the first slice set comprise a common storage element defined by an overlap of the first word set and the first slice set in a layout of the plurality of storage elements, wherein a storage element of the plurality of storage elements comprises an information input to receive information to be written, a control input for receiving a control signal and an information output;
• receiving, with a control circuit connected to the control input, a first control signal indicating to write word information;
• receiving, with the control circuit, a second control signal indicating to write slice information;
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• enabling the write operation responsive to at least one of the first control signal and the second control signal.

A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon a computer program having a program code for performing, when running on a computer, a method for writing information into a data storage device comprising a plurality of storage elements, each storage element of the plurality of storage elements configured for storing a piece of information, wherein the plurality of storage elements are accessible as a plurality of word sets and as a plurality of slice sets, each word set of the plurality of word sets comprising a set of storage elements, and each slice set of the plurality of slice sets comprising a set of storage elements, and wherein each storage element of the plurality of storage elements is a part of a word set of the plurality of word sets and a part of a slice set of the plurality of slice sets, the method comprising:

• obtaining word information and slice information;
• executing a write operation to parallelly write the word information into a first word set of the plurality of word sets and the slice information into a first slice set of the plurality of slice sets, wherein the first word set and the first slice set comprise a common storage element defined by an overlap of the first word set and the first slice set in a layout of the plurality of storage elements;
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• one of:
• prioritizing the word information over the slice information in at least the common storage element;
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• prioritizing the slice information over the word information in at least the common storage element.

A data storage device comprising:

• a plurality of storage elements, each storage element of the plurality of storage elements configured for storing a piece of information, wherein:
• the plurality of storage elements is:
• accessible as a plurality of word sets, each word set of the plurality of word sets comprising a set of storage elements;
• and
• accessible as a plurality of slice sets, each slice set of the plurality of slice sets comprising a set of storage elements;
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• each storage element of the plurality of storage elements is a part of a word set of the plurality of word sets and a part of a slice set of the plurality of slice sets;
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• a control unit configured for:
• obtaining word information and slice information;
• executing a write operation to parallelly write the word information into a first word set of the plurality of word sets and the slice information into a first slice set of the plurality of slice sets, wherein the first word set and the first slice set comprise a common storage element defined by an overlap of the first word set and the first slice set in a layout of the plurality of storage elements;
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• for the write operation:
• substituting a part of the slice information, that corresponds to the common storage element, with a corresponding part of the word information, the corresponding part of the word information corresponding to the common storage element;
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• substituting a part of the word information, that corresponds to the common storage element, with a corresponding part of the slice information, the corresponding part of the slice information corresponding to the common storage element.

A data storage device comprising:

• a plurality of storage elements, each storage element of the plurality of storage elements configured for storing a piece of information, wherein:
• the plurality of storage elements is:
• accessible as a plurality of word sets, each word set of the plurality of word sets comprising a set of storage elements;
• and
• accessible as a plurality of slice sets, each slice set of the plurality of slice sets comprising a set of storage elements;
• each storage element of the plurality of storage elements is a part of a word set of the plurality of word sets and a part of a slice set of the plurality of slice sets;
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• a control unit configured for obtaining word information and slice information and for executing a write operation to parallelly write the word information into a first word set of the plurality of word sets and the slice information into a first slice set of the plurality of slice sets, wherein the first word set and the first slice set comprise a common storage element defined by an overlap of the first word set and the first slice set in a layout of the plurality of storage elements, wherein:
• a storage element of the plurality of storage elements comprises:
• an information input to receive information to be written;
• a control input for receiving a control signal;
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• an information output;
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• the information input is connected to a selection circuit configured for:
• receiving a first information signal comprising at least a part of the word information;
• receiving a second information signal comprising at least a part of the slice information;
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• selecting one information signal, of the first information signal and the second information signal, to be forwarded.

A data storage device comprising:

• a plurality of storage elements, each storage element of the plurality of storage elements configured for storing a piece of information, wherein:
• the plurality of storage elements is:
• accessible as a plurality of word sets, each word set of the plurality of word sets comprising a set of storage elements;
• and
• accessible as a plurality of slice sets, each slice set of the plurality of slice sets comprising a set of storage elements;
• and
• each storage element of the plurality of storage elements is a part of a word set of the plurality of word sets and a part of a slice set of the plurality of slice sets;
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• a control unit configured for obtaining word information and slice information and for executing a write operation to parallelly write the word information into a first word set of the plurality of word sets and the slice information into a first slice set of the plurality of slice sets, wherein the first word set and the first slice set comprise a common storage element defined by an overlap of the first word set and the first slice set in a layout of the plurality of storage elements,
• wherein at least one of:
• the control unit is configured for:
• writing the word information into the first word set, the first word set overlapping with a plurality of overlapping slice sets;
• updating a slice parity information for an overlapping slice set of the plurality of overlapping slice sets;
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• writing a word parity information associated with the word information;
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• the control unit is configured for:
• writing the slice information into the first slice set, the first slice set overlapping with a plurality of overlapping word sets;
• updating a word parity information for an overlapping word set of the plurality of overlapping word sets;
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• writing a slice parity information associated with the slice information.