Management of a non-volatile memory based on test quality
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsMatthew Byom, Nir J. Wakrat, Kenneth Herman, Daniel J. Post
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AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsMatthew Byom, Nir J. Wakrat, Kenneth Herman, Daniel J. Post
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Systems and methods are disclosed for managing a non-volatile memory (“NVM”), such as a flash memory. The NVM may be managed based on results of a test performed on the NVM. The test may indicate, for example, physical memory locations that may be susceptible to errors, such as certain pages in the blocks of the NVM. Tests on multiple NVMs of the same type may be compiled to create a profile of error tendencies for that type of NVM. In some embodiments, data may be stored in the NVM based on individual test results for the NVM or based on a profile of the NVM type. For example, memory locations susceptible to error may be retired or data stored in those memory locations may be protected by a stronger error correcting code.
A method of configuring a memory system comprising a non-volatile memory, the method comprising:
A method of configuring a memory system comprising a non-volatile memory, the method comprising:
A memory system comprising:
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