Host timeout avoidance in a memory device
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsNadav Grosz, David Aaron Palmer
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Abstract
Devices and techniques for host timeout avoidance in a memory device are disclosed herein. A memory device command is received with a memory device from a host. A determination is made, with the memory device, of a host timeout interval associated with the received memory device command. A timer of the memory device is initialized to monitor a time interval from receipt of the memory device command. After partially performing the memory device command, a response to the host before the memory device timer interval reaches the host timeout interval is generated by the memory device.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving, with a memory device, a memory device command from a host;
- determining, with the memory device, a host timeout interval associated with the received memory device command;
- initializing a timer of the memory device to monitor a time interval from receipt of the memory device command;
- and
- after partially performing the memory device command, generating, by the memory device, a response to the host before the memory device timer interval reaches the host timeout interval.
A memory system, comprising:
- a memory device timer;
- control circuitry configured to:
- receive a memory device command from a host;
- determine a host timeout interval associated with the received memory device command;
- initialize the memory device timer to monitor a time interval from receipt of the memory device command;
- and
- after partially performing the memory device command, generate a response to the host before the memory device timer interval reaches the host timeout interval.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.