Methods of managing blocks in nonvolatile memory
US7558906B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0246
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a nonvolatile memory system that includes a block-erasable memory array, records are individually maintained for certain classifications of blocks. One or more lists may be maintained for the blocks, an individual list ordered according to a descriptor value. Such ordered lists allow rapid identification of a block by descriptor value.
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