Power management block for use in a non-volatile memory system
    52.
    发明授权
    Power management block for use in a non-volatile memory system 有权
    用于非易失性存储器系统的电源管理块

    公开(公告)号:US07809962B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-05

    申请号:US11616687

    申请日:2006-12-27

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for enabling a power up process of a non-volatile memory to occur efficiently are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for utilizing a memory system that has a non-volatile memory with at least one reserved memory area includes providing power to the memory system, initializing the non-volatile memory, and writing a first signature into the reserved memory area. The first signature is arranged to indicate that the memory system was successfully initialized. In one embodiment, the method also includes executing a power down process on the memory system, and writing a second signature into the reserved memory area which indicates that the power down process has been executed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了使非易失性存储器的加电过程有效发生的方法和装置。 根据本发明的一个方面,一种利用具有至少一个保留存储区域的非易失性存储器的存储器系统的方法包括向存储器系统提供电力,初始化非易失性存储器以及写入第一签名 进入保留的内存区域。 第一个签名被安排为指示内存系统已成功初始化。 在一个实施例中,该方法还包括对存储器系统执行停电处理,以及将第二签名写入到指示已经执行掉电处理的保留存储器区域中。

    Hybrid Mapping Implementation Within a Non-Volatile Memory System
    53.
    发明申请
    Hybrid Mapping Implementation Within a Non-Volatile Memory System 有权
    非易失性存储器系统中的混合映射实现

    公开(公告)号:US20070150694A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-28

    申请号:US11617441

    申请日:2006-12-28

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0246

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for allow different mapping implementations, including a many-to-one logical to physical block mapping, to be used within a memory system are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for mapping a plurality of logical blocks to a physical block includes identifying a first logical block meets at least one criterion. The method also includes identifying a second logical block which is substantially complementary to the first logical block, and providing contents associated with the first logical block and contents associated with the second logical block to the physical block.

    摘要翻译: 公开了允许在存储器系统内使用的不同映射实现(包括多对一逻辑到物理块映射)的方法和装置。 根据本发明的一个方面,一种用于将多个逻辑块映射到物理块的方法包括识别符合至少一个准则的第一逻辑块。 该方法还包括识别基本上与第一逻辑块互补的第二逻辑块,以及将与第一逻辑块相关联的内容和与第二逻辑块相关联的内容提供给物理块。

    Hybrid mapping implementation within a non-volatile memory system
    54.
    发明授权
    Hybrid mapping implementation within a non-volatile memory system 有权
    非易失性存储器系统内的混合映射实现

    公开(公告)号:US07188228B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-06

    申请号:US10676652

    申请日:2003-10-01

    IPC分类号: G06F12/10

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0246

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for allow different mapping implementations, including a many-to-one logical to physical block mapping, to be used within a memory system are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for mapping a plurality of logical blocks to a physical block includes identifying a first logical block meets at least one criterion. The method also includes identifying a second logical block which is substantially complementary to the first logical block, and providing contents associated with the first logical block and contents associated with the second logical block to the physical block.

    摘要翻译: 公开了允许在存储器系统内使用的不同映射实现(包括多对一逻辑到物理块映射)的方法和装置。 根据本发明的一个方面,一种用于将多个逻辑块映射到物理块的方法包括识别符合至少一个准则的第一逻辑块。 该方法还包括识别基本上与第一逻辑块互补的第二逻辑块,以及将与第一逻辑块相关联的内容和与第二逻辑块相关联的内容提供给物理块。

    Method and apparatus for splitting a logical block
    56.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for splitting a logical block 失效
    用于分割逻辑块的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07039788B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-02

    申请号:US10281631

    申请日:2002-10-28

    IPC分类号: G11C16/00

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0246 G06F2212/7202

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for splitting a single logical block into two or more physical blocks are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for associating a plurality of physical blocks of a non-volatile memory with a logical block that includes of logical block elements involves grouping the logical block elements into at least a first logical set and a second logical set. Data associated with the first logical set is provided to a first physical block, and data associated with the second logical set is provided to a second physical block.

    摘要翻译: 公开了将单个逻辑块分割为两个或更多个物理块的方法和装置。 根据本发明的一个方面,一种用于将非易失性存储器的多个物理块与包括逻辑块元素的逻辑块相关联的方法包括将逻辑块元素分组为至少第一逻辑集合和第二逻辑块元素 逻辑集。 与第一逻辑集相关联的数据被提供给第一物理块,并且与第二逻辑集相关联的数据被提供给第二物理块。

    Maintaining an average erase count in a non-volatile storage system
    57.
    发明授权
    Maintaining an average erase count in a non-volatile storage system 有权
    在非易失性存储系统中维护平均擦除次数

    公开(公告)号:US07035967B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-25

    申请号:US10281823

    申请日:2002-10-28

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for maintaining an average erase count in a system memory of a non-volatile memory system are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for determining an average number of times each block of a number of blocks within a non-volatile memory of a memory system has been erased includes obtaining an erase count for each block that indicates a number of times each block has been erased. Once all the erase counts have been obtained, the erase counts are summed, and an average erase count that indicates the average number of times each block of the number of blocks has been erased is created by substantially dividing the sum by the number of blocks.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于维持非易失性存储器系统的系统存储器中的平均擦除次数的方法和装置。 根据本发明的一个方面,一种用于确定存储器系统的非易失性存储器内的多个块的每个块的平均次数已经被擦除的方法包括获得每个块的擦除计数,该块指示数字 的每个块已被擦除。 一旦获得了所有擦除计数,则将擦除计数相加,并且通过基本上将该和除以块数量来创建指示每个块的块的平均次数被擦除的平均擦除次数。

    Tracking the most frequently erased blocks in non-volatile memory systems
    58.
    发明授权
    Tracking the most frequently erased blocks in non-volatile memory systems 有权
    跟踪非易失性存储器系统中最常擦除的块

    公开(公告)号:US06973531B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-06

    申请号:US10281670

    申请日:2002-10-28

    IPC分类号: G11C16/34 G06F12/12

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for performing wear leveling in a non-volatile memory system are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for processing elements included in a non-volatile memory of a memory system includes obtaining erase counts associated with a plurality of erased elements. Each element included in the plurality of elements has an associated erase count that indicates a number of times the element has been erased. The method also includes grouping a number of erased elements included in the plurality of elements into a first set, and storing the erase counts associated with the first set in a memory component of the memory system. Grouping the number of elements into the first set typically includes selecting erased elements included in the plurality of elements which have the highest associated erase counts of the erase counts associated with the plurality of elements.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于在非易失性存储器系统中执行损耗均衡的方法和装置。 根据本发明的一个方面,一种用于处理包括在存储器系统的非易失性存储器中的元件的方法包括获得与多个擦除元件相关联的擦除计数。 包括在多个元件中的每个元素具有相关联的擦除计数,其指示该元件被擦除的次数。 该方法还包括将包括在多个元素中的多个擦除元素分组成第一组,并将与第一组相关联的擦除计数存储在存储器系统的存储器组件中。 将元件的数量分组到第一组中通常包括选择包括在与多个元件相关联的擦除计数中具有最高相关联的擦除计数的多个元件中的擦除元件。

    Hybrid mapping implementation within a non-volatile memory system
    59.
    发明授权
    Hybrid mapping implementation within a non-volatile memory system 有权
    非易失性存储器系统内的混合映射实现

    公开(公告)号:US07702880B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-20

    申请号:US11617441

    申请日:2006-12-28

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0246

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for allowing different mapping implementations, including a many-to-one logical to physical block mapping, to be used within a memory system are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for mapping a plurality of logical blocks to a physical block includes identifying a first logical block meets at least one criterion. The method also includes identifying a second logical block which is substantially complementary to the first logical block, and providing contents associated with the first logical block and contents associated with the second logical block to the physical block.

    摘要翻译: 公开了允许在存储器系统内使用的不同映射实现(包括多对一逻辑到物理块映射)的方法和装置。 根据本发明的一个方面,一种用于将多个逻辑块映射到物理块的方法包括识别符合至少一个准则的第一逻辑块。 该方法还包括识别基本上与第一逻辑块互补的第二逻辑块,以及将与第一逻辑块相关联的内容和与第二逻辑块相关联的内容提供给物理块。