Methods and apparatus for memory controller discovery of vendor-specific non-volatile memory devices

A non-volatile memory (NVM) controller configured to communicate with an NVM device, comprising:

• a discovery information access controller configured to obtain discovery information from a first memory component of the NVM device, wherein the NVM device is configured for read access and write access;
• and
• a discovery information application controller configured to apply the discovery information to a second memory component of the NVM device to access the second component of the NVM device.

A non-volatile memory (NVM) device, comprising:

• a first component accessible by an NVM controller and configured to store discovery information for use by the NVM controller;
• and
• a second component accessible by the NVM controller using the discovery information stored in the first component, wherein the NVM device is configured for read access and write access.

An apparatus for use with a non-volatile memory (NVM) device, comprising:

• means for accessing discovery information from a first memory component of the NVM device, wherein the NVM device is configured for read access and write access;
• and
• means for applying the discovery information to a second memory component of the NVM device to access the second memory component of the NVM device.