DE69431795D1 - Massenspeicherarchitektur mit flash-speicher - Google Patents

Massenspeicherarchitektur mit flash-speicher

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DE69431795D1
DE69431795D1 DE69431795T DE69431795T DE69431795D1 DE 69431795 D1 DE69431795 D1 DE 69431795D1 DE 69431795 T DE69431795 T DE 69431795T DE 69431795 T DE69431795 T DE 69431795T DE 69431795 D1 DE69431795 D1 DE 69431795D1
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Mahmud Assar
Siamack Nemazie
Petro Estakhri
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Micron Technology Inc
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Lexar Media Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
    • G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F12/00—Accessing, addressing or allocating within memory systems or architectures
    • G06F12/02—Addressing or allocation; Relocation
    • G06F12/0223—User address space allocation, e.g. contiguous or non contiguous base addressing
    • G06F12/023—Free address space management
    • G06F12/0238—Memory management in non-volatile memory, e.g. resistive RAM or ferroelectric memory
    • G06F12/0246—Memory management in non-volatile memory, e.g. resistive RAM or ferroelectric memory in block erasable memory, e.g. flash memory
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F12/00—Accessing, addressing or allocating within memory systems or architectures
    • G06F12/02—Addressing or allocation; Relocation
    • G06F12/0223—User address space allocation, e.g. contiguous or non contiguous base addressing
    • G06F12/0292—User address space allocation, e.g. contiguous or non contiguous base addressing using tables or multilevel address translation means
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F2212/00—Indexing scheme relating to accessing, addressing or allocation within memory systems or architectures
    • G06F2212/10—Providing a specific technical effect
    • G06F2212/1032—Reliability improvement, data loss prevention, degraded operation etc
    • G06F2212/1036—Life time enhancement
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F2212/00—Indexing scheme relating to accessing, addressing or allocation within memory systems or architectures
    • G06F2212/72—Details relating to flash memory management
    • G06F2212/7211—Wear leveling
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
    • G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
    • G06F3/0628—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems making use of a particular technique
    • G06F3/0662—Virtualisation aspects
    • G06F3/0664—Virtualisation aspects at device level, e.g. emulation of a storage device or system

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  • Techniques For Improving Reliability Of Storages (AREA)
  • Read Only Memory (AREA)
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DE69431795T 1993-03-26 1994-03-23 Massenspeicherarchitektur mit flash-speicher Expired - Lifetime DE69431795T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US08/037,893 US5479638A (en) 1993-03-26 1993-03-26 Flash memory mass storage architecture incorporation wear leveling technique
PCT/US1994/003168 WO1994023369A1 (en) 1993-03-26 1994-03-23 Flash memory mass storage architecture

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DE69431795D1 true DE69431795D1 (de) 2003-01-09
DE69431795T2 DE69431795T2 (de) 2003-08-14

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EP (1) EP0691008B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE228674T1 (de)
CA (1) CA2161344A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69431795T2 (de)
WO (1) WO1994023369A1 (de)

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