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Flash memory device with multi-level cells and method of performing operations therein according to a detected writing patter

US9886202B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 2015
Grant dateFeb 6, 2018
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C2211/5641
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one aspect, a method of writing data in a flash memory system is provided. The flash memory system forms an address mapping pattern according to a log block mapping scheme. The method includes determining a writing pattern of data to be written in a log block, and allocating one of SLC and MLC blocks to the log block in accordance with the writing pattern of the data.

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