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US 2012/0060001 A1Published application
Memory lifetime gauging system, method and computer program product
AssigneeSandForce, Inc.
InventorRadoslav Danilak
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Abstract
Techniques are taught for reducing writes, and estimating and displaying estimated remaining lifetime of non-volatile memories. The write reducing is optionally via determining a difference between write operation results and data stored in the non-volatile memories. The estimated remaining lifetime is optionally based at least in part on a previous lifetime. The displaying is optionally via a gauge.
Claims21
(canceled)
A method comprising:
- reducing a number of writes in one or more non-volatile memories;
- estimating a remaining lifetime of at least some of the non-volatile memories;
- visually displaying the estimated remaining lifetime;
- and
- wherein the estimating is carried out in conjunction with the reducing.
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A system comprising:
- a controller enabled to receive commands from a computer via a storage bus and to control and exchange data with one or more non-volatile memories;
- a lifetime estimator module enabled to estimate a remaining lifetime of the non-volatile memories based at least in part on command information received from the controller;
- a visual display enabled to show the estimated remaining lifetime;
- and
- wherein the controller is further enabled to reduce writes to the non-volatile memories to increase the estimated remaining lifetime.
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A computer program product embodied on a tangible computer readable medium, comprising:
- computer code for reducing a number of writes in one or more non-volatile memories;
- computer code for estimating a remaining lifetime of at least some of the non-volatile memories;
- computer code for visually displaying the estimated remaining lifetime;
- and
- wherein the estimating is carried out in conjunction with the reducing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.