Invention Grant
US08484406B2 Method of evenly using a plurality of blocks of a flash memory, and associated memory device and controller thereof
有权
均匀地使用闪速存储器的多个块的方法,以及相关联的存储器件及其控制器
- Patent Title: Method of evenly using a plurality of blocks of a flash memory, and associated memory device and controller thereof
- Patent Title (中): 均匀地使用闪速存储器的多个块的方法,以及相关联的存储器件及其控制器
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Application No.: US12566637Application Date: 2009-09-24
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Publication No.: US08484406B2Publication Date: 2013-07-09
- Inventor: Yang-Chih Shen
- Applicant: Yang-Chih Shen
- Applicant Address: TW Taiyuan St., Jhubei, Hsinchu County
- Assignee: Silicon Motion Inc.
- Current Assignee: Silicon Motion Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Taiyuan St., Jhubei, Hsinchu County
- Agent Winston Hsu; Scott Margo
- Priority: TW98106841A 20090303
- Main IPC: G06F12/00
- IPC: G06F12/00

Abstract:
A method of evenly using a plurality of blocks of a Flash memory comprises: providing at least one threshold value, which is utilized for sieving out blocks suitable for use from the plurality of blocks according to erase counts of the plurality of blocks; and by comparing erase counts of at least a portion of the plurality of blocks with the threshold value, sieving out a specific block for use from the plurality of blocks according to a purpose of use. An associated memory device and a controller thereof are also provided, where the controller comprises: a ROM arranged to store a program code, wherein the controller is provided with the at least one threshold value through the program code; and a microprocessor arranged to execute the program code to control the access to the Flash memory. The controller sieves out the specific block according to the purpose of use.
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