Invention Grant
US08103821B2 Flash memory device with wear-leveling mechanism and controlling method thereof
有权
具有磨损平衡机构的闪存装置及其控制方法
- Patent Title: Flash memory device with wear-leveling mechanism and controlling method thereof
- Patent Title (中): 具有磨损平衡机构的闪存装置及其控制方法
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Application No.: US12396547Application Date: 2009-03-03
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Publication No.: US08103821B2Publication Date: 2012-01-24
- Inventor: Li-Pin Chang , Ming-Dar Chen , Chien-Ting Huang
- Applicant: Li-Pin Chang , Ming-Dar Chen , Chien-Ting Huang
- Applicant Address: TW Taipei
- Assignee: A-Data Technology Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: A-Data Technology Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Taipei
- Agency: Kile Goekjian Reed & McManus PLLC
- Priority: TW97141954A 20081031
- Main IPC: G06F12/02
- IPC: G06F12/02

Abstract:
A flash memory device with a wear-leveling mechanism includes at least one flash memory, a hot list, a bitmap, a source pointer, and a controller. The controller obtains a physical memory block with high erase count through the hot list, an erase count of the physical memory block, and an overall average erase count of the flash memory device. The controller further finds out a physical memory block which stores static data through managing the bitmap and the source pointer. The controller moves the static data to the physical memory block with high erase count, and releases the physical memory block which stores the static data to avoid the physical memory block with high erase count being worn down increasingly more seriously.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100115186A1 FLASH MEMORY DEVICE WITH WEAR-LEVELING MECHANISM AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Public/Granted day:2010-05-06
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