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Memory storage device, memory controller, and data writing method

US8898372B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 2011
Grant dateNov 25, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 23, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/7201
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A memory storage device, a memory controller, and a data writing method are provided. The memory storage device has a rewritable non-volatile memory chip including a plurality of physical units, and each of the physical units has a plurality of physical pages. The data writing method includes configuring a plurality of logical units to be mapped to a portion of the physical units, and each of the logical unit has a plurality of logical pages. The data writing method also includes receiving a first write data from a host system and writing the first write data into the ith physical page in a substitute physical unit selected from the physical units. The data writing method further includes writing a first address access information corresponding to the first write data and a second address access information into the ith physical page. Herein i is a positive integer.

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