Smart IOPS Assigned Patent

Smart IOPS, Inc., Milpitas, CA, has been assigned a patent (11,288,017) developed by d’Abreu, Manuel Antonio, El Dorado Hills, CA, and Das, Ashutosh Kumar, Cupertino, CA, for “devices, systems, and methods for storing data using distributed control.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “In certain aspects, a data storage device is provided including a distributed controller configured to communicate with a main controller, and first and second memory devices of respective first and second non-volatile memory technologies. The first and second memory devices are coupled to the distributed controller configured to control access to the first and second memory devices. In certain aspects, a system is provided including a main controller, first and second distributed controllers coupled to the main controller, at least one first memory device coupled to the first distributed controller, and at least one second memory device coupled to the second distributed controller. The main controller is configured to control access to the first and second distributed controllers. The first and second distributed controllers are configured to control access to the respective at least one first and second memory devices that include at least two non-volatile memory technologies.”

The patent application was filed on February 23, 2018 (15/904,080).