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AssigneeSilicon Motion, Inc.
InventorsPo-Sheng Chou, Tsung-Yao Chiang
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A method for recording a duration of use of a data block is disclosed, as well as a data storage device implementing that method. The data block is either an in-use data block or an empty data block. The method includes steps of: receiving and writing data into one of the in-use data blocks and writing a program time and a time interval of the data into the in-use data block. Wherein the time interval is a difference between the program time and an initial program time of the in-use data block, and the initial program time was recorded when the in-use data block wrote a first piece of data.
A method for recording a duration of use of a data block of a non-volatile memory, wherein the non-volatile memory comprises a plurality of in-use data blocks and empty data blocks, the data block is either the in-use data blocks or the empty data blocks, the method comprises steps of:
A method for managing a data block of a non-volatile memory, wherein the non-volatile memory comprises a plurality of in-use data blocks and empty data blocks, the data block is either the in-use data blocks or the empty data blocks, the method comprises steps of:
A data storage device, comprising:
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