摘要:
A system includes a first resistive nonvolatile memory array, a second transistor-based nonvolatile memory array and a memory controller. The memory controller is configured to write data of the first resistive nonvolatile memory array together with an indicator bit to the second transistor-based nonvolatile memory array, determine whether the indicator bit is valid in response to a power up of the system after a high-temperature event, a received command after a high-temperature event, a predetermined number of power ups, or a power up or received command after each of a predetermined number of high-temperature events and write back the data stored in the second transistor-based nonvolatile memory array to the first resistive nonvolatile memory array when the indicator bit is valid.
摘要:
A memory controller and method for interleaving volatile and non-volatile memory different latencies and page sizes are described wherein a single DDR3 memory controller communicates with a number of memory modules comprising of at least non-volatile memory, e.g., spin torque magnetic random access memory, integrated in a different Rank or Channel with a volatile memory, e.g., dynamic random access memory (DRAM).
摘要:
A portion of a reprogrammable storage device is used to implement permanent data storage. The storage device includes a plurality of electrically erasable memory elements and a controller. The plurality of electrically erasable memory elements are configured to store data. Each memory element is programmable a number of write cycles before reaching a write failure state. The controller is coupled to the plurality of memory elements. The controller includes a receiver and a write engine. The receiver receives an instruction to drive a selected memory element to the write failure state. The write engine repeatedly writes a data value, in a plurality of write operations, to the selected memory element until the write failure state of the selected memory element is established.
摘要:
A monolithic multi-channel resistive memory includes at least one first bank associated with a first channel and tuned according to first device attributes and/or first circuit attributes. The memory also includes at least one second bank associated with a second channel and tuned according to second device attributes and/or second circuit attributes.
摘要:
A mass storage device includes a controller configured to communicate with a host. The controller is coupled to a first memory and a second memory, the first and second memories being of different types. The mass storage device includes a storage media partitioned into a plurality of Logical Units (LUNs) based on capabilities and resources of the mass storage device. The mass storage device further includes the first memory and the second memories and a hybrid reserved area spanning at least a portion of the first and second memories.
摘要:
For recording or replaying in real-time digital HDTV signals very fast memories are required. For storage of streaming HD video data NAND flash memory based systems can be used. However, NAND flash memories have a slow write access, and they have unmasked production defects. Write or read operations can be carried out on complete physical data blocks only, and defect data blocks must not be used by the file system. Logical file system blocks are used which are larger than the physical data blocks. According to the invention the error reporting mechanism of the NAND flash memories is exploited. The video data is not only written to the nonvolatile flash memories, but is also written to corresponding buffer slots (LFSB) of a volatile SRAM or DRAM memory operating in parallel. The video data are kept in the volatile memory until the flash memory holding the respective data has reported that its program or write operation succeeded. Once this has taken place, the data within the volatile memory can be overwritten in order to save memory capacity. If the flash memory has reported an error, the respective block (FSBD) of data is marked bad and will not be overwritten until the end of the entire recorded take has been reached. At this time, the marked video data from the volatile memory are copied to spare flash-blocks within the flash memories.
摘要:
Described is a technology by which a memory controller is a component of a hybrid memory device having different types of memory therein (e.g., SDRAM and flash memory), in which the controller operates such that the memory device has only a single memory interface with respect to voltage and access protocols defined for one type of memory. For example, the controller allows a memory device with a standard SDRAM interface to provide access to both SDRAM and non-volatile memory with the non-volatile memory overlaid in one or more designated blocks of the volatile memory address space (or vice-versa). A command protocol maps memory pages to the volatile memory interface address space, for example, permitting a single pin compatible multi-chip package to replace an existing volatile memory device in any computing device that wants to provide non-volatile storage, while only requiring software changes to the device to access the flash.
摘要:
This disclosure concerns a memory including: a first memory region including memory groups including a plurality of memory cells, addresses being respectively allocated for the memory groups, the memory groups respectively being units of data erase operations; a second memory region temporarily storing therein data read from the first memory region or temporarily storing therein data to be written to the first memory region; a read counter storing therein a data read count for each memory group; an error-correcting circuit calculating an error bit count of the read data; and a controller performing a refresh operation, in which the read data stored in one of the memory groups is temporarily stored in the second memory region and is written back the read data to the same memory group, when the error bit count exceeds a first threshold or when the data read count exceeds a second threshold.
摘要:
The invention relates to a non- volatile memory device comprising: an input for providing external data (D) to be stored on the non- volatile memory device; a first non- volatile memory block (100) and a second non- volatile memory block (200), the first non-volatile memory block (100) and the second non-volatile memory block (200) being provided on a single die (10), wherein the first non- volatile memory block (100) and second non- volatile memory block (200) are of a different type such that the first non-volatile memory block (100) and the second non-volatile memory block (200) require incompatible external attack techniques in order to retrieve data there from; and - an encryption circuit (50) for encrypting the external data (D) forming encrypted data (D', D') using unique data (K, Kl, K2) from at least the first non-volatile memory block (100) as an encryption key, the encrypted data (D', D') at least being stored into the second non-volatile memory block (200). The invention further relates to method of protecting data in a non- volatile memory device.