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Google patents faster data transfer to boost battery life

Google describes a hardware setup that connects a device's storage directly to its memory, skipping a main data highway that usually adds delay. This shortcut helps the device wake up faster from sleep mode without draining the battery.

Why it mattersThis could make phones and laptops feel snappier when you unlock them while using less power.

In the filing’s own words

Moving large amounts of data from persistent storage to volatile memory involves significant data routing overhead that increases latency and consumes battery power. If an electronic device transitions to a deep sleep state to save power, restoring the system state data upon awakening is a slow process that negatively impacts device responsiveness. This document describes hardware and techniques that enable memory and storage control coordination. To accelerate data transfers, a local interconnect couples a storage controller to a memory controller. This arrangement allows the storage controller to bypass a coherent interconnect when sending data to the memory controller. By bypassing the coherent interconnect, the electronic device can avoid packetizing data into flits. Consequently, data transfer latency is reduced, enabling the electronic device to transition into aggressive power-saving states to extend battery life in a wider variety of scenarios.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An apparatus comprising: a coherent interconnect; at least one processor coupled to the coherent interconnect; a local interconnect; a memory controller coupled to the coherent interconnect and the local interconnect, the memory controller configured to communicate with the at least one processor using the coherent interconnect; and a storage controller coupled to the local interconnect, the storage controller configured to bypass the coherent interconnect by communicating with the memory controller using the local interconnect.

Facts

Company
Google (Google LLC)
Official title
Memory and Storage Control Coordination
Publication number
US20260277833A1
Application number
19670189
Filed
May 7, 2026
Published
Sep 17, 2026
Inventors
1
Claims
20

Classified under

G06F 13/1689 Physics & computingG06F 13/1673 Physics & computingG06F 13/387 Physics & computing
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