Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide methods and apparatus for recording/reproducing data in a device in which application of a write signal causes formation of an indentation on a storage surface by a probe of the probe-based data storage device. SOLUTION: Information is stored in the form of grooves of variable length separated by lands of variable length. By applying a series of write signals at respective probe-positions on the storage surface, a first value (generally "1") which is a series of n>1 successive bits sequence in a recording signal is recoded. These probe-positions are spaced at w
Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided that confront the problem of failed storage integrated circuits (ICs) in a solid state drive (SSD) by using a fault-tolerant architecture along with one error correction code (ECC) mechanism for random/burst error corrections and an L-fold interleaving mechanism. The systems and methods described herein keep the SSD operational when one or more integrated circuits fail and allow the recovery of previously stored data from failed integrated circuits and allow random/burst errors to be corrected in other operational integrated circuits. These systems and methods replace the failed integrated circuits with fully functional/operational integrated circuits treated herein as spare integrated circuits. Furthermore, these systems and methods improve I/O performance in terms of maximum achievable read/write data rate.