Invention Grant
US09104546B2 Method for performing block management using dynamic threshold, and associated memory device and controller thereof
有权
使用动态阈值执行块管理的方法,以及相关联的存储器件及其控制器
- Patent Title: Method for performing block management using dynamic threshold, and associated memory device and controller thereof
- Patent Title (中): 使用动态阈值执行块管理的方法,以及相关联的存储器件及其控制器
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Application No.: US13014735Application Date: 2011-01-27
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Publication No.: US09104546B2Publication Date: 2015-08-11
- Inventor: Chi-Lung Wang , Chia-Hsin Chen , Chien-Cheng Lin
- Applicant: Chi-Lung Wang , Chia-Hsin Chen , Chien-Cheng Lin
- Applicant Address: TW Jhubei, Hsinchu County
- Assignee: Silicon Motion Inc.
- Current Assignee: Silicon Motion Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Jhubei, Hsinchu County
- Agent Winston Hsu; Scott Margo
- Main IPC: G06F13/12
- IPC: G06F13/12 ; G06F12/02

Abstract:
A method for performing block management is provided. The method is applied to a controller of a Flash memory, where the Flash memory includes a plurality of blocks. The method includes: adjusting a dynamic threshold according to at least one condition; and comparing a valid/invalid page count of a specific block of the plurality of blocks with the dynamic threshold to determine whether to erase the specific block. An associated memory device and a controller thereof are also provided, where the memory device includes the Flash memory and the controller. In particular, the controller includes a read only memory (ROM) arranged to store a program code, and further includes a microprocessor arranged to execute the program code to control access to the Flash memory and manage the plurality of blocks, where under control of the microprocessor, the controller operates according to the method.
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