NAND flash-based solid state drive and method of operation
US8489855B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 9, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7211
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A solid state drive that uses over-provisioning of NAND flash memory blocks as part of housekeeping functionality, including deduplication and coalescence of data for efficient usage of NAND flash memory devices and maintaining sufficient numbers of erased blocks to promote write performance.
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