US 11,704,049 B2
Optimized command sequences
Christian M. Gyllenskog, Meridian, ID (US); and Luca Porzio, Casalnuovo (IT)
Assigned to Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US)
Filed by Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US)
Filed on Feb. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/173,519.
Prior Publication US 2022/0253232 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0655 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a memory array comprising a plurality of memory cells; and
a controller coupled with the memory array and configured to:
receive a first command indicating a start of a first instance of a sequence of access commands to store at the controller;
receive a set of access commands after receiving the first command, the set of access commands associated with the first instance of the sequence of access commands;
receive a second command indicating an end of the first instance of the sequence of access commands after receiving the set of access commands;
receive a first portion of the set of access commands after receiving the second command, the first portion of the set of access commands corresponding to a second instance of the sequence of access commands; and
execute an operation associated with a second portion of the set of access commands after receiving the first portion of the set of access commands and before receiving the second portion of the set of access commands corresponding to the second instance of the sequence of access commands based at least in part on identifying the receipt of the first portion of the set of access commands as starting the second instance of the sequence of access commands.