Method and apparatus for grouping pages within a block

Details Method and apparatus for grouping pages within a block Method and apparatus for grouping pages within a block

2007-08-07

2007-08-07

Elmore, Stephen C. (Department: 2185)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

C711S100000, C711S101000, C711S102000, C711S154000, C711S170000, C711S202000, C711S203000, C365S094000, C365S189011

Reexamination Certificate

active

10281855

ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus for efficiently enabling pages within a block to be accessed are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for writing data into a first block in a non-volatile memory which includes pages that are grouped into groups which each include two or more pages involves determining when a first group is available to receive the data. When it is determined that the first group is available to receive the data, the data is written into a first page included in the first group. The method also includes determining when a second group is available to receive the data if it is determined that the first group is not available to receive the data, and writing the data into a second page included in the second group when it is determined that the second group is available to receive the data.

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