Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of managing a solid state drive, associated systems and implementations
- Patent Title (中): 管理固态驱动器，相关系统和实现的方法
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Application No.: US12585935Application Date: 2009-09-29
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Publication No.: US08327066B2Publication Date: 2012-12-04
- Inventor: Jin Gyu Heo , Donggi Lee , Seongsik Hwang , Dongjin Lee , Jeong Woo Lee , Wonmoon Cheon , Seungho Lim , Jong-Min Kim , Jae-Hwa Lee , Haeri Lee , Woonhyug Jee
- Applicant: Jin Gyu Heo , Donggi Lee , Seongsik Hwang , Dongjin Lee , Jeong Woo Lee , Wonmoon Cheon , Seungho Lim , Jong-Min Kim , Jae-Hwa Lee , Haeri Lee , Woonhyug Jee
- Applicant Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Priority: KR10-2008-0096117 20080930; KR10-2008-0101093 20081015; KR10-2008-0101095 20081015; KR10-2008-0101097 20081015; KR10-2008-0101098 20081015
- Main IPC: G06F13/00
- IPC: G06F13/00 ; G06F13/28 ; G06F12/00
Abstract:
A solid state drive may include one or more memory cell arrays divided into a plurality of blocks. A first portion of the blocks may be designated for storing user data and a second portion of the blocks may be designated as reserved blocks for replacing defective blocks in the first portion. In one embodiment, the method includes reformatting, by a memory controller, the solid state drive to convert one or more blocks in the first portion into reserved blocks.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100082890A1 Method of managing a solid state drive, associated systems and implementations Public/Granted day:2010-04-01
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