Fast write mechanism for emulated electrically erasable (EEE) system

A method of operating an emulated electrically erasable (EEE) memory system, the method comprising:

• writing, by a memory controller of the EEE memory system, one or more records to non-volatile memory of the EEE memory system during a full power mode, wherein the one or more records are qualified during the full power mode by using a plurality of program steps to write each of the one or more records to the non-volatile memory, wherein the plurality of program steps consumes an amount of completion time;
• entering, by the memory controller, a quick write mode for a predetermined amount of time, upon detection of imminent power loss in the EEE memory system;
• receiving, by the memory controller, a first write request immediately subsequent to entering the quick write mode, wherein the first write request comprises a first address of an emulated memory of the EEE memory system and associated first data to be written at the first address;
• creating, by the memory controller, a first new record in the non-volatile memory of the EEE memory system during the quick write mode, wherein record data written to the first new record comprises the first address, the associated first data, and a blank record status identifier (ID), wherein the record data written to the first new record is not qualified during the quick write mode and the creating consumes less time than the amount of completion time, and wherein the blank record status ID is one of a plurality of non-qualified record status identifier (IDs);
• and
• updating, by the memory controller, the first new record to include a quick record status ID, in response to a determination that the record data written to the first new record passes verification that the record data is successfully written to the non-volatile memory, wherein the quick record status ID is another one of the plurality of non-qualified record status IDs.

A method of operating an emulated electrically erasable (EEE) memory system, the method comprising:

• writing, by a memory controller of the EEE memory system, one or more records to non-volatile memory of the EEE memory system during a full power mode, wherein the one or more records are qualified during the full power mode by using a plurality of program steps to write each of the one or more records to the non-volatile memory, wherein the plurality of program steps consumes an amount of completion time;
• entering, by the memory controller, a quick write mode, in response to detection of an imminent power loss in the EEE memory system;
• writing, by the memory controller, a stack of new records to the non-volatile memory of the EEE memory system during the quick write mode, wherein
• the stack of new records are not qualified during the quick write mode and writing each of the stack of new records consumes less time than the amount of completion time,
• the stack of new records comprises a first new record and a last new record, and
• the first new record and the last new record each comprise a quick record status identifier (ID);
• exiting, by the memory controller, the quick write mode, subsequent to the writing the stack of new records;
• entering, by the memory controller, the full power mode upon power up of the EEE memory system subsequent to exiting the quick write mode;
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• qualifying, by the memory controller, the stack of new records stored in the non-volatile memory during the full power mode.