Invention Grant
US08417909B2 Block management and data writing method, and flash memory storage system and controller using the same
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块管理和数据写入方式,以及闪存存储系统和控制器的使用方法
- Patent Title: Block management and data writing method, and flash memory storage system and controller using the same
- Patent Title (中): 块管理和数据写入方式,以及闪存存储系统和控制器的使用方法
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Application No.: US12703523Application Date: 2010-02-10
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Publication No.: US08417909B2Publication Date: 2013-04-09
- Inventor: Chih-Kang Yeh
- Applicant: Chih-Kang Yeh
- Applicant Address: TW Miaoli
- Assignee: Phison Electronics Corp.
- Current Assignee: Phison Electronics Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Miaoli
- Agency: J.C. Patents
- Priority: TW98145812A 20091230
- Main IPC: G06F12/00
- IPC: G06F12/00

Abstract:
A block management method for managing a plurality of physical blocks is provided. The method includes grouping the physical blocks into a plurality of physical units, grouping a portion of the physical units into a data area and a spare area, configuring a plurality of logical units, and grouping the logical units into a plurality of logical unit groups and configuring another portion of the physical units as a plurality of global random physical units corresponding to the logical unit groups, wherein each of the global random physical units corresponds to one of the logical unit groups. The method further includes getting the physical units from the spare area as global random substitute physical units of the global random physical units. Accordingly, the method can store data in the global random physical units or the global random substitute physical units, thereby reducing the time for executing a host write command.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110161564A1 BLOCK MANAGEMENT AND DATA WRITING METHOD, AND FLASH MEMORY STORAGE SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER USING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2011-06-30
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