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Cache auto-flush in a solid state memory device

US8271737B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 27, 2009
Grant dateSep 18, 2012
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Expiry dateJul 23, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/214
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device, system and method in which data in a write cache, that must at some point be written to non-volatile memory, is written to non-volatile memory after expiration of a threshold time period during which no new host commands are received. If either the last dirty entry is written back or a host command is received during the write-back process, the time threshold time period and auto-flush process is restarted.

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