Emergency mode operation of a solid state drive
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorPaul J. Gwin
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Abstract
A first threshold temperature is maintained for operating a solid state drive (SSD) in a first mode. A second threshold temperature is maintained for operating the SSD in a second mode in which read and write operations are performed at a higher rate than in the first mode, wherein the second threshold temperature is higher than the first threshold temperature. The SSD is switched from the first mode to the second mode, in response to an operating temperature of the SSD exceeding the first threshold temperature.
Claims25
A method, comprising:
- maintaining a first threshold temperature for operating a solid state drive (SSD) in a first mode;
- maintaining, a second threshold temperature for operating the SSD in a second mode in which read and write operations are performed at a higher rate than in the first mode, wherein the second threshold temperature is higher than the first threshold temperature;
- and
- switching the SSD from the first mode to the second mode, in response to an operating temperature of the SSD exceeding the first threshold temperature.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a non-volatile memory;
- and
- a controller that controls the non-volatile memory, wherein the controller is operable to:
- maintain a first threshold temperature for operating the apparatus in a first mode;
- maintain, a second threshold temperature for operating the apparatus in a second mode in which read and write operations are performed at a higher rate than in the first mode, wherein the second threshold temperature is higher than the first threshold temperature;
- and
- switch the apparatus from the first mode to the second mode, in response to an operating temperature of the apparatus exceeding the first threshold temperature.
A system, comprising:
- a display;
- a solid state drive (SSD) comprised of a non-volatile memory;
- and
- a controller that controls the non-volatile memory of the SSD, wherein the controller is operable to:
- maintain a first threshold temperature for operating the SSD in a first mode;
- maintain, a second threshold temperature for operating the SSD in a second mode in which read and write operations are performed at a higher rate than in the first mode, wherein the second threshold temperature is higher than the first threshold temperature;
- and
- switch the SSD from the first mode to the second mode, in response to an operating temperature of the SSD exceeding the first threshold temperature.
A controller coupled to a non-volatile memory of a memory device, the controller comprising logic operable to:
- maintain a first threshold temperature for operating the memory device in a first mode;
- maintain, a second threshold temperature for operating the memory device in a second mode in which read and write operations are performed at a higher rate than in the first mode, wherein the second threshold temperature is higher than the first threshold temperature;
- and
- switch the memory device from the first mode to the second mode, in response to an operating temperature of the memory device exceeding the first threshold temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.