Memory storage device, and a related zone-based block management and mapping method
US8949568B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage device is disclosed, in which the device comprises memory (222) divisible into multiple zones, each zone comprising a plurality of physical blocks of the memory (222) and for associating with a zone-based address map for mapping between logical and physical addresses of said zone. The multiple zones are configurable independently of each other, and the memory (222) is non-volatile or volatile memory. A related zone-based block management and address mapping method, and a zone-based block management and address map for a storage device are also disclosed.
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