Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-15
2011-03-15
Choe, Yong (Department: 2185)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
C711S103000, C711S154000, C711SE12001
Reexamination Certificate
active
07908423
ABSTRACT:
A flash memory controller for averagely using blocks of a flash memory and the method thereof are provided. The flash memory controller is configured to process wear-leveling by allocating frequently updated data in less-erased blocks, and, allocating less-updated data in frequently erased blocks to achieve dynamic uniformity of times of erasion of blocks.
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Chang Hsiao-Te
Hsu Hung-Jung
Choe Yong
Grossman Tucker Perreault & Pfleger PLLC
Silicon Motion Inc.
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