Retired page utilization (RPU) for improved write capacity of solid state drives
US10521339B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7207
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for writing data to a memory module, the method may include determining to write a representation of a data unit to a retired group of memory cells; searching for a selected retired group of memory cells that can store a representation of the data unit without being erased; and writing the representation of the data unit to the selected retired group of memory cells.
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