Memory Controller for Setting Page Length and Memory Cell Density for Semiconductor Memory

A method comprising:

• during operation of a memory controller, determining a type of memory to which the memory controller is connected, wherein the memory includes a memory block comprising a plurality of pages, and wherein each page includes a plurality of memory cells;
• and
• generating a memory map based on the determined type of the memory connected to the memory controller, wherein the memory map specifies, for each page in the memory block, (i) a number of memory cells for storing data, and (ii) a number of memory cells for storing overhead,
• wherein the number of memory cells for storing data and the number of memory cells for storing overhead in a first page of the plurality of pages is configurable to be different from the number of memory cells for storing data and the number of memory cells for storing overhead in a second page of the plurality of pages.

A computer program tangibly stored on a computer-readable medium, the computer program comprising instructions to cause a programmable processor to:

• during operation of a memory controller, determine a type of memory to which the memory controller is connected, wherein the memory includes a memory block comprising a plurality of pages, and wherein each page includes a plurality of memory cells;
• and
• generate a memory map based on the determined type of the memory connected to the memory controller, wherein the memory map specifies, for each page in the memory block, (i) a number of memory cells for storing data, and (ii) a number of memory cells for storing overhead,
• wherein the number of memory cells for storing data and the number of memory cells for storing overhead in a first page of the plurality of pages is configurable to be different from the number of memory cells for storing data and the number of memory cells for storing overhead in a second page of the plurality of pages.