HDD having both DRAM and flash memory
US7472222B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile computing hard disk drive has both a flash memory device and a DRAM device, with the HDD controller managing data storage between disk, DRAM, and flash both when write requests arrive and when the HDD is idle to optimize flash memory device life and system performance.
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