Non-Volatile Memory Apparatus and Method for Accessing a Non-Volatile Memory Apparatus
AssigneeSilicon Motion, Inc.
InventorsChi-Hsiang Hung, Hsiao-Chun Pan, Wu-Chi Kuo
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AssigneeSilicon Motion, Inc.
InventorsChi-Hsiang Hung, Hsiao-Chun Pan, Wu-Chi Kuo
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A non-volatile memory apparatus and a method for accessing the non-volatile memory apparatus are provided. The non-volatile memory apparatus comprises a management unit, a look-up table and a controller. The management unit comprises a plurality of data blocks and a plurality of spare blocks. The look-up table is adapted to record the read status of the management unit. The controller is configured to read the management unit and then generate the read status denoting the times that the management unit has been read to the look-up table, and to replace one of the data blocks by one of the spare blocks in response to the read status when the times that the management unit has been read exceeds a reference value.
A non-volatile memory apparatus, comprising:
A method for accessing a non-volatile memory apparatus, the non-volatile memory apparatus comprises a plurality of management units having a plurality of data blocks and a plurality of spare blocks, the method comprising the steps of:
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