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Secondary memory to store a varying amount of overhead information

US8880979B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 2013
Grant dateNov 4, 2014
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2033

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

Abstract

A method and system are disclosed in which a first non-volatile memory includes blocks that store data, and a second memory that stores overhead information related to the blocks storing the data. The amount of the second memory storing the overhead information related to the at least one block of the plurality of blocks is varied.

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