Apparatus using flash memory as storage and method of operating the same
US7991946B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7203
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus usable with a flash memory as storage and a method of operating the same are provided, which can provide an optimized architecture to a flash memory through combination of a flash transition layer (FTL) with a database. The apparatus includes a flash memory, a device driver to manage a mapping table between logical addresses and physical addresses in accordance with a data operation in the flash memory, and a control unit to perform data recovery of the flash memory by requesting the mapping table through an interface provided by the device driver.
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