Data storage device shifting data chunks of alignment zone relative to sector boundaries
US9063838B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 23, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/30032
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage device is disclosed comprising a non-volatile memory comprising a plurality of sectors. At least one alignment zone is defined in the non-volatile memory comprising a plurality of chunks including a plurality of data chunks and a plurality of pad chunks, wherein each chunk comprises a plurality of sectors. Each sector is operable to store X host blocks, the alignment zone comprises at least X−1 pad chunks, and control circuitry is operable to shift the data chunks of the alignment zone by a number of chunks equal to or less than X−1 plus a corresponding offset.
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