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Samsung patents SSD method that swaps write power for faster reads

This patent describes a way for a solid-state drive to temporarily boost its reading speed when needed. It works by checking if the drive has unused writing capacity that can be repurposed to handle extra reading tasks.

Why it mattersIt is a routine internal optimization that helps storage drives manage their limited processing power more efficiently during heavy data access.

In the filing’s own words

A method for managing resource allocation in solid-state drive (SSD) may include obtaining an activation request to switch to a prolonged read mode, wherein the activation request indicates an amount of required additional read resources, and based on the SSD being in a default mode and the activating request being obtained, determining whether the SSD has a number of available write resources for conversion into the additional read resources, and activating the prolonged read mode on the SSD, based on the number of available write resources for the conversion into the additional read resources.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method for managing resource allocation in a solid-state drive (SSD), the method comprising: obtaining an activation request to switch to a prolonged read mode, wherein the activation request indicates an amount of required additional read resources; and based on the SSD being in a default mode and the activation request being obtained: determining whether the SSD has a number of available write resources to be converted into the additional read resources, and activating the prolonged read mode on the SSD, based on the number of available write resources for conversion into the additional read resources.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
Method and device for managing resource allocation in solid-state drive
Patent number
US12737132B2
Application number
19064032
Filed
Feb 26, 2025
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Inventors
3
Claims
17

Classified under

G06F 3/0631 Physics & computingG06F 3/0604 Physics & computingG06F 3/061 Physics & computingG06F 3/0634 Physics & computingG06F 3/0679 Physics & computing
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