Realtek Semiconductor Assigned Patent

Realtek Semiconductor Corporation, Hsinchu, Taiwan, has been assigned a patent (12243595) developed by Chen; Yen-Chung, Hsinchu, Taiwan, for “solid-state drive controller and circuit controller.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A solid-state drive (SSD) controller is operable to determine whether M supply voltage(s) supplied to a NAND flash memory is correct. The SSD controller includes: a voltage detector configured to receive the M supply voltage(s) and thereby generate a detection result, wherein the M is a positive integer; a voltage inquiry module configured to output an inquiry signal to the NAND flash memory and thereby receive a response signal from the NAND flash memory, and configured to generate an inquiry result according to the response signal, wherein the inquiry result indicates M specified supply voltage(s) applicable to the NAND flash memory; and a voltage decision module configured to receive the detection result and the inquiry result, and configured to determine whether the M supply voltage(s) is/are equivalent to the M specified voltage(s) according to the detection result and the inquiry result and thereby generate a decision result.”

The patent application was filed on 2023-02-01 (18/104679).