Method of writing data to non-volatile memory

Details Method of writing data to non-volatile memory Method of writing data to non-volatile memory

2008-03-04

2008-03-04

Tran, Denise (Department: 2185)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

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C711S103000, C365S185330

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07340581

ABSTRACT:
According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a controller connected to a non-volatile memory and including a volatile memory, wherein the controller maintains lists in volatile memory of blocks in the non-volatile memory allocated for storage of logical sector data and of blocks recently erased in the non-volatile memory.

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