Inventor
YANG NILES
US49 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
21 patentsUS10685722B1Jun 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 patentsUS10353598B2Jul 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 patentsUS9691473B2Jun 27, 2017
Adaptive operation of 3D memory
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC13 citations84
US9653180B1May 16, 2017
System method and apparatus for screening a memory system
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC8 citations82
US9959067B2May 1, 2018
Memory block allocation by block health
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC11 citations81
US10714169B1Jul 14, 2020
System and method for programming non-volatile memory during burst sequential write
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC2 citations73
US11081187B2Aug 3, 2021
Erase suspend scheme in a storage device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC2 citations71
US9934858B2Apr 3, 2018
Use of dummy word lines for metadata storage
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC2 citations71
US11398288B1Jul 26, 2022
Storage medium-assisted system interface training scheme
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC1 citations62
US11211132B2Dec 28, 2021
Detection of a last programming loop for system performance gain
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations61
US12567475B2Mar 3, 2026
Pre-characterizing weak bits for increased low density parity check (LDPC) speed
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations59
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
2 patentsUS10755798B2Aug 25, 2020
Recovering data from a faulty memory block in a memory system
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC2 citations73
US10741261B1Aug 11, 2020
Method and system for improving performance of a storage device using asynchronous independent plane read functionality
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC0 citations51