Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Storage devices and data retention methods thereof
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Application No.: US16007025Application Date: 2018-06-13
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Publication No.: US11249894B2Publication Date: 2022-02-15
- Inventor: Zhongyi Gao , Xiaoyu Yang
- Applicant: VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Applicant Address: TW New Taipei
- Assignee: VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee: VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: TW New Taipei
- Agency: McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP
- Priority: CN201810007643.7 20180104
- Main IPC: G06F12/02
- IPC: G06F12/02 ; G11C16/34 ; G11C16/16

Abstract:
A storage device includes a flash memory array and a controller. The flash memory array includes a plurality of blocks. A minimal erase number of blocks have a minimal erase count in the plurality of blocks. When one of the minimal erase number of blocks is erased, the controller subtracts 1 from the minimal erase number.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190205245A1 STORAGE DEVICES AND DATA RETENTION METHODS THEREOF Public/Granted day:2019-07-04
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