Inventor

WALLS ANDREW D

US98 patents

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WALLS ANDREW D

IBM

Metadata hardening and parity accumulation for log-structured arrays

Dynamically optimizing flash data retention or endurance based on data write frequency

Interconnection network for a multi-nodal data processing system which exhibits incremental scalability

Self-healing cache system

Method for managing data flow through a processing system

Predictive failure analysis and failure isolation using current sensing

Method, apparatus and program storage device for providing clocks to multiple frequency domains using a single input clock of variable frequency

Hardware-assisted high speed memory test apparatus and method

Hybrid read voltage calibration in non-volatile random access memory

Block mode toggling using hybrid controllers

Non-volatile memory controller cache architecture with support for separation of data streams

Collaborative health management in a storage system

Promoting consistent response times in a data storage system having multiple data retrieval mechanisms

Extending useful life of a non-volatile memory by health grading

Enabling throttling on average write throughput for solid state storage devices

Buffered automated flash controller connected directly to processor memory bus

Page retirement in a NAND flash memory system

Enabling throttling on average write throughput for solid state storage devices

Using the short stroked portion of hard disk drives for a mirrored copy of solid state drives

Solid state drive with flash sparing

Techniques for improving deduplication efficiency in a storage system with multiple storage nodes

Dynamic adjustment of data protection schemes in flash storage systems based on temperature, power off duration and flash age

Method for avoiding aliased tokens during abnormal communications

Method, apparatus and program storage device for providing self-quiesced logic to handle an error recovery instruction

Error detection using variable field parity checking

Write and retire pages in QLC NAND blocks

Proactive data placement in high density storage by a hybrid non-volatile storage controller

Adapting memory block pool sizes using hybrid controllers

Data placement in write cache architecture supporting read heat data separation

Page retirement in a NAND flash memory system

Data storage system employing a hot spare to store and service accesses to data having lower associated wear

Non-volatile memory controller cache architecture with support for separation of data streams

Page retirement in a NAND flash memory system

Optimizing thin provisioning in a data storage system through selective use of multiple grain sizes

Expanding effective storage capacity of a data storage system while providing support for address mapping recovery

Reducing error correction latency in a data storage system having lossy storage media

Efficient initialization of a thinly provisioned storage array

Two-level hierarchical log structured array architecture with minimized write amplification

Two-level hierarchical log structured array architecture using coordinated garbage collection for flash arrays

Buffered automated flash controller connected directly to processor memory bus

Selectively enabling write caching in a storage system based on performance metrics

Method for providing a triad copy of storage data

Workload optimized data deduplication using ghost fingerprints

FISKE RAHUL M

Reducing power consumption by migration of data within a tiered storage system

Efficient inline data de-duplication on a storage system

BENHASE MICHAEL T

Adjusting location of tiered storage residence based on usage patterns

Apparatus, system, and method for enhanced block-level deduplication

CAGNO BRIAN J

Method apparatus and system for a redundant and fault tolerant solid state disk

BENHASE MICHAEL THOMAS

Apparatus and program storage device for providing triad copy of storage data

TRESSLER GARY A

Enabling throttling on average write throughput for solid state storage devices