Data consolidation and garbage collection in direct data...

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2006-08-02

2009-10-27

Sough, Hyung S (Department: 2188)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

C711S104000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07610437

ABSTRACT:
Host system data files are written directly to a large erase block flash memory system with a unique identification of each file and offsets of data within the file but without the use of any intermediate logical addresses or a virtual address space for the memory. Directory information of where the files are stored in the memory is maintained within the memory system by its controller, rather than by the host.

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