System and method of garbage collection in a memory device
US8880775B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a particular embodiment, a controller is adapted to perform a garbage collection operation to remove redundant data, to predict a performance parameter associated with performance of the garbage collection operation, and to abort the garbage collection operation when the predicted performance parameter exceeds a threshold.
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