Avalanche Technology Assigned Two Patents

Controller management of memory array of storage device using MRAM
Avalanche Technology, Inc., Fremont, CA, has been assigned a patent (8,724,392) developed by Mehdi Asnaashari, Danville, CA, and Siamack Nemazie, Los Altos Hills, CA, for a “controller management of memory array of storage device using magnetic random access memory (MRAM).“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A mass storage device includes a controller configured to communicate with a host. The controller is coupled to a first memory and a second memory, the first and second memories being of different types. The mass storage device includes a storage media partitioned into a plurality of LUNs based on capabilities and resources of the mass storage device. The mass storage device further includes the first memory and the second memories and a hybrid reserved area spanning at least a portion of the first and second memories.”

The patent application was filed on July 26, 2013 (13/952,435).

Non-volatile storage module having MRAM with buffer window
Avalanche Technology, Fremont, CA, has been assigned a patent (8,719,492) developed by Mehdi Asnaashari, Danville, CA, for a “non-volatile storage module having magnetic random access memory (MRAM) with a buffer window.”

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A block storage system includes a host and comprises a block storage module that is coupled to the host. The block storage module includes a MRAM array and a bridge controller buffer coupled to communicate with the MRAM array. The MRAM array includes a buffer widow that is moveable within the MRAM array to allow contents of the MRAM array to be read by the host through the bridge controller buffer even when the capacity of the bridge controller buffer is less than the size of the data being read from the MRAM array.”

The patent application was filed on Aug. 2, 2013 (13/958,207).