Invention Grant
US09141533B2 Data storage device and flash memory control method for performing garbage collection
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用于执行垃圾回收的数据存储设备和闪存控制方法
- Patent Title: Data storage device and flash memory control method for performing garbage collection
- Patent Title (中): 用于执行垃圾回收的数据存储设备和闪存控制方法
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Application No.: US13744989Application Date: 2013-01-18
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Publication No.: US09141533B2Publication Date: 2015-09-22
- Inventor: Jen-Hung Liao , Chia-Chien Wu
- Applicant: Silicon Motion, Inc.
- Applicant Address: TW Jhubei
- Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Jhubei
- Agency: Wang Law Firm, Inc.
- Agent Li K. Wang; Stephen Hsu
- Main IPC: G06F12/02
- IPC: G06F12/02 ; G06F13/00 ; G06F13/28
Abstract:
A data storage device and a Flash memory control method. A data storage device comprises a Flash memory and a controller. The controller controls the Flash memory in accordance with firmware. When the firmware is available for at least a predetermined time period without being requested by a host, the controller, driven according to the firmware, performs a garbage-collection operation on the Flash memory without a request from the host.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130326118A1 Data Storage Device and Flash Memory Control Method Public/Granted day:2013-12-05
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