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Fatigue management system and method for hybrid nonvolatile solid state memory system

US9153337B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 4, 2009
Grant dateOct 6, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/7211
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A solid state memory system comprises a first nonvolatile semiconductor memory having a first write cycle lifetime and a first set of physical addresses, and a second nonvolatile semiconductor memory having a second write cycle lifetime and a second set of physical addresses. The first write cycle lifetime is greater than the second write cycle lifetime. The system further comprises a fatigue management module to generate a write frequency ranking for a plurality of logical addresses. The fatigue management module maps each of the plurality of logical addresses to a physical address of the first set of physical addresses or the second set of physical addresses based on the write frequency rankings.

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