Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Memory apparatus and method of evenly using the blocks of a flash memory
- Patent Title (中): 使用闪存块的内存装置和方法
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Application No.: US11956485Application Date: 2007-12-14
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Publication No.: US08122179B2Publication Date: 2012-02-21
- Inventor: Chien-Cheng Lin , Wen-Chung Chang
- Applicant: Chien-Cheng Lin , Wen-Chung Chang
- Applicant Address: TW Jhubei
- Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Jhubei
- Agency: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F13/00
- IPC: G06F13/00

Abstract:
A memory apparatus and a method of evenly using the blocks of a flash memory are provided. The memory apparatus comprises a flash memory and a controller. The flash memory comprises a data region with a plurality of data blocks and a spare region with a plurality of spare blocks. The controller is configured to receive data corresponding to the first data block, select a spare block, program data into the spare block when the erase count corresponding to the spare block is less than the predetermined value or to select a second data block and program data stored in the second data block into the spare block when the erased count corresponding to the spare block reaches the predetermined value. As a result, the blocks of the flash memory are used evenly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090157947A1 Memory Apparatus and Method of Evenly Using the Blocks of a Flash Memory Public/Granted day:2009-06-18
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