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Data storage device and method for data error management

US10446252B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 8, 2018
Grant dateOct 15, 2019
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Expiry dateJun 28, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/7207
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data storage device with high security is disclosed. A nonvolatile memory provides a storage space divided into a plurality of first-level cells. The first-level cells are grouped into a plurality of second-level cells with each second-level cell containing several first-level cells. Each of the plurality of first-level cells is provided with checking and correcting code by a control unit. When reading a specified first-level cell, the control unit checks data in the specified first-level cell based on the checking and correcting code of the specified first-level cell and thereby performs a self-test on another space of a specified second-level cell. The specified first-level cell is provided in the specified second-level cell.

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