Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase storage capacities of individual memory elements having different physical characteristics which affect types and volumes of information storable in respective elements. SOLUTION: The method of storing data includes a step in which a writing process 412 writes data into a memory, and a step in which a reading process reads data from the memory. The physical characteristic of the memory cells within the memory supports different data level sets. The writing process takes into account the different data level sets when writing data into the memory while the reading process 414 firstly acquires the data in the memory and sequentially determines how to interpret the data. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
Discarded memory devices unfit for an original purpose can be reclaimed for reuse for another purpose. The discarded memory devices are tested and evaluated to determine the level of performance degradation therein. A set of an alternate usage and an information encoding scheme to facilitate a reuse of the tested memory device is identified based on the evaluation of the discarded memory device. A memory chip controller may be configured to facilitate usage of reclaimed memory devices by enabling a plurality of encoding schemes therein. Further, a memory device can be configured to facilitate diagnosis of the functionality, and to facilitate usage as a discarded memory unit. Waste due to discarded memory devices can be thereby reduced.