On-device data compression to increase speed and capacity of flash memory-based mass storage devices
US7433994B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/401
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mass storage device having at least one flash memory device and DRAM or SRAM-based cache within a package, and which comprises a co-processor within the package for performing compression and decompression of cached data before writing the cached data to the flash memory device.
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