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Niles Yang

Also filed as: YANG NILES · YANG NILES N · YANG NILES NIAN

49 granted patents·4 pending applications·185 citations·filing 2013–2023

97Inventor score

Technology areasG11C G06F H10W

Files withWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC25 SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC16 SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC10 WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC2

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53 records

0192US9691473B2Adaptive operation of 3D memorySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 27, 2017·13 cites·22 claims
0291US10685722B1Method and system for improving performance of a storage device using asynchronous independent plane read functionalityWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 16, 2020·9 cites·7 claims
0390US9959067B2Memory block allocation by block healthSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 1, 2018·11 cites·21 claims
0490US9349479B1Boundary word line operation in nonvolatile memorySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 24, 2016·13 cites·23 claims
0589US10613943B2Method and system for improving open block data reliabilityWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 7, 2020·10 cites·20 claims
0689US9401216B1Adaptive operation of 3D NAND memorySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 26, 2016·9 cites·21 claims
0789US9384845B2Partial erase of nonvolatile memory blocksSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 5, 2016·12 cites·19 claims
0887US9659666B2Dynamic memory recovery at the sub-block levelSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 23, 2017·8 cites·21 claims
0986US9569143B1In block data folding for 3D non-volatile storageSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 14, 2017·8 cites·20 claims
1085US11210001B2Storage device parameter monitoring for load balancingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 28, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
1185US10884628B2Performance of a read in a memory systemWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 5, 2021·4 cites·7 claims
1285US10658045B1Enhanced solid-state drive write performance with background eraseWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 19, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
1385US10353598B2System and method for refreshing data in a memory deviceSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 16, 2019·9 cites·13 claims
1485US9229644B2Targeted copy of data relocationSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 5, 2016·9 cites·19 claims
1584US11164634B2Non-volatile storage system with fast SLC operationWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 2, 2021·6 cites·16 claims
1684US10790031B1System handling for first read read disturbWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 29, 2020·4 cites·20 claims
1784US9653180B1System method and apparatus for screening a memory systemSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 16, 2017·8 cites·20 claims
1881US10048898B2Data retention in a memory block based on local heatingSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 14, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
1980US10559366B2Boundary word line voltage shiftWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 11, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
2079US11398288B1Storage medium-assisted system interface training schemeSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 26, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
2178US11081187B2Erase suspend scheme in a storage deviceSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 3, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
2278US10755798B2Recovering data from a faulty memory block in a memory systemWESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 25, 2020·2 cites·16 claims
2377US11521688B2Power reduction during open and erased block reads of memory based on the position of last written word line of a memory blockWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 6, 2022·1 cites·22 claims
2477US9547571B2Block behavior tracking in a memory systemSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 17, 2017·6 cites·24 claims
2575US9583207B2Adaptive data shaping in nonvolatile memorySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 28, 2017·4 cites·22 claims
2673US9411669B2Selective sampling of data stored in nonvolatile memorySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 9, 2016·3 cites·25 claims
2772US10770158B1Detecting a faulty memory blockWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 8, 2020·3 cites·16 claims
2871US10817187B2Balancing the block wearing leveling for optimum SSD enduranceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 27, 2020·1 cites·14 claims
2971US10699776B1Apparatus and methods for merging post-write read and select gate maintenance operationsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 30, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
3068US12248397B2Record and playback commands for storage devicesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 11, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
3168US10714169B1System and method for programming non-volatile memory during burst sequential writeSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 14, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
3267US9239757B2Method and apparatus for relocating data in non-volatile memorySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 19, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
3366US9236142B2System method and apparatus for screening a memory systemSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 12, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
3465US12436708B2Solid-state drive secure data wiping for reuse and recyclingSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
3565US12353709B2Protocol for solid state drive with high quality of serviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 8, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
3662US12488854B2Data storage device and method for host-managed data integrityWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 2, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
3762US11941269B2Data storage device with enhanced power mode managementWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 26, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
3862US9934858B2Use of dummy word lines for metadata storageSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 3, 2018·2 cites·23 claims
3960US11941270B2Data storage device with die-based enhanced thermal managementWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 26, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
4060US10741261B1Method and system for improving performance of a storage device using asynchronous independent plane read functionalityWESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 11, 2020·0 cites·13 claims
4159US12449986B2Optimized handling of high current consumption during an open block readSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 21, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
4259US12265733B2Segregating large data blocks for data storage systemWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 1, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
4358US2024404994A1Thermally conductive spacerWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
4456US11599277B1Storage system and method for performing a targeted read scrub operation during intensive host readsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 7, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
4554US11409443B2Intelligent memory wear levelingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 9, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
4654US10996862B2Adaptive read trim for second read data retentionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 4, 2021·0 cites·17 claims
4749US11211132B2Detection of a last programming loop for system performance gainSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 28, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
4846US9502123B2Adaptive block parametersSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 22, 2016·0 cites·21 claims
4946US2015339195A1Method and system for secure system recoverySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
5046US2021149800A1Ssd system using power-cycle based read scrubWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites

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