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Systems and methods for multiple coding rates in flash devices

US8443242B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 2008
Grant dateMay 14, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C2029/0411
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for encoding information arriving from a host in order to store the coded information in flash memory, the method comprising encoding information arriving from a host for storage at a flash memory location including generating a number of redundancy bytes, the encoding proceeding at an encoding rate which is a function of the number of redundancy bytes generated, the encoding including determining an effective error rate, including an anticipated rate of expected reading errors, for the flash memory location; and selecting the encoding rate as a function of the effective error rate such that the number of redundancy bytes is sufficient to overcome the anticipated rate of expected reading errors with a predetermined degree of certainty.

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