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YANG NILES

US49 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC

21 patents
US10685722B1Jun 16, 2020

Method and system for improving performance of a storage device using asynchronous independent plane read functionality

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC9 citations84
US11210001B2Dec 28, 2021

Storage device parameter monitoring for load balancing

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US11164634B2Nov 2, 2021

Non-volatile storage system with fast SLC operation

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC6 citations73
US10658045B1May 19, 2020

Enhanced solid-state drive write performance with background erase

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC6 citations73
US10884628B2Jan 5, 2021

Performance of a read in a memory system

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4 citations72
US10790031B1Sep 29, 2020

System handling for first read read disturb

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4 citations72
US10770158B1Sep 8, 2020

Detecting a faulty memory block

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations70
US10699776B1Jun 30, 2020

Apparatus and methods for merging post-write read and select gate maintenance operations

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations68
US12353709B2Jul 8, 2025

Protocol for solid state drive with high quality of service

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12248397B2Mar 11, 2025

Record and playback commands for storage devices

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11941270B2Mar 26, 2024

Data storage device with die-based enhanced thermal management

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11521688B2Dec 6, 2022

Power reduction during open and erased block reads of memory based on the position of last written word line of a memory block

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations62
US10817187B2Oct 27, 2020

Balancing the block wearing leveling for optimum SSD endurance

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations62
US10996862B2May 4, 2021

Adaptive read trim for second read data retention

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations61
US11599277B1Mar 7, 2023

Storage system and method for performing a targeted read scrub operation during intensive host reads

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations60
US11941269B2Mar 26, 2024

Data storage device with enhanced power mode management

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations56
US12488854B2Dec 2, 2025

Data storage device and method for host-managed data integrity

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US11409443B2Aug 9, 2022

Intelligent memory wear leveling

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US11030096B2Jun 8, 2021

Method of identifying and preparing a key block in a flash memory system and memory controller therefor

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US10636493B2Apr 28, 2020

Relaxed erase parameters for block erasures in non-volatile storage media

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US12265733B2Apr 1, 2025

Segregating large data blocks for data storage system

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations51

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC

17 patents
US10353598B2Jul 16, 2019

System and method for refreshing data in a memory device

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC9 citations84
US9569143B1Feb 14, 2017

In block data folding for 3D non-volatile storage

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC8 citations84
US9401216B1Jul 26, 2016

Adaptive operation of 3D NAND memory

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC9 citations84
US9384845B2Jul 5, 2016

Partial erase of nonvolatile memory blocks

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC12 citations84
US9229644B2Jan 5, 2016

Targeted copy of data relocation

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC9 citations83
US9349479B1May 24, 2016

Boundary word line operation in nonvolatile memory

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC13 citations82
US10048898B2Aug 14, 2018

Data retention in a memory block based on local heating

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC3 citations73
US9239757B2Jan 19, 2016

Method and apparatus for relocating data in non-volatile memory

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC3 citations73
US9583207B2Feb 28, 2017

Adaptive data shaping in nonvolatile memory

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC4 citations72
US9236142B2Jan 12, 2016

System method and apparatus for screening a memory system

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC3 citations71
US9547571B2Jan 17, 2017

Block behavior tracking in a memory system

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC6 citations68
US9411669B2Aug 9, 2016

Selective sampling of data stored in nonvolatile memory

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC3 citations67
US12536104B2Jan 27, 2026

Using special data storage parameters when storing cold stream data in a data storage device

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC0 citations56
US12449986B2Oct 21, 2025

Optimized handling of high current consumption during an open block read

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC0 citations53
US9502123B2Nov 22, 2016

Adaptive block parameters

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC0 citations52
US12585531B2Mar 24, 2026

Location-based maintenance operations for a data storage device

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC0 citations51
US12566566B2Mar 3, 2026

SSD system with consistent read performance

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC0 citations47

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC

9 patents

WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC

2 patents