US 11,880,583 B2
Systems, methods, and devices for attachable compute resources for storage devices
Ramdas P. Kachare, Pleasanton, CA (US); Sungwook Ryu, Palo Alto, CA (US); Yang Seok Ki, Palo Alto, CA (US); Sanghun Jun, San Jose, CA (US); Oscar P. Pinto, San Jose, CA (US); and Karnik Shah, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/202,335.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/149,219, filed on Feb. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/078,325, filed on Sep. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0083257 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0655 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0625 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a storage device comprising:
a storage medium;
a storage device controller coupled to the storage medium;
a storage device connector configured to couple the storage device to a host;
a host interface coupled between the storage device connector and the storage device controller;
an attachable module interface configured to connect an attachable compute module to the storage device controller; and
a module interface connector coupled to the attachable module interface, wherein the storage device controller is configured to transfer control of one or more functions of the storage device to the attachable compute module.