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US 10,482,011 B2Granted
Method for managing a memory apparatus
AssigneeSilicon Motion, Inc.
InventorsTsai-Cheng Lin, Chun-Kun Lee
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AssigneeSilicon Motion, Inc.
InventorsTsai-Cheng Lin, Chun-Kun Lee
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A memory apparatus includes at least one non-volatile memory element, which includes a plurality of physical blocks. A method for managing the memory apparatus includes: obtaining a first host address from a received first access command; linking the first host address to a first page of the physical block; obtaining a second host address from a received second access command; linking the second host address to a second page of the physical block; and selectively erasing a portion of the blocks according to a valid/invalid page count of the physical block corresponding to accessing pages of the physical block. A difference value of the first host address and the second host address is greater than a number of pages of the physical block.
A method for managing a memory apparatus, the memory apparatus comprising at least one non-volatile (NV) memory element comprising a plurality of physical blocks, and a processing unit, the method being performed by the processing unit and comprising:
A memory apparatus, comprising:
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