Reclaiming blocks in a block-alterable memory

Details Reclaiming blocks in a block-alterable memory Reclaiming blocks in a block-alterable memory

2005-03-08

2005-03-08

Nguyen, Tan T. (Department: 2818)

Static information storage and retrieval

Read/write circuit

Bad bit

C365S185090

Reexamination Certificate

active

06865122

ABSTRACT:
In one embodiment of the present invention, a method includes initiating a reclaim operation on a dirty block of a block-alterable memory if less than a predetermined number of unmapped blocks exist in the block-alterable memory; and writing data into free space of a spare block of the block-alterable memory while the reclaim operation is occurring.

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