PARALLEL DATA STORAGE IN GROUPS OF MEMORY BLOCKS HAVING SIMILAR PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
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1. A method for data storage, comprising:
- in a memory that comprises multiple memory blocks, assessing a performance characteristic of the multiple memory blocks;
grouping at least some of the memory blocks into groups using a grouping criterion that groups together the memory blocks based on similarity in the assessed performance characteristic; and
storing data in the memory by applying parallel memory access operations in the groups of the memory blocks.
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Abstract
A method for data storage includes, in a memory that includes multiple memory blocks, assessing a performance characteristic of the multiple memory blocks. At least some of the memory blocks are grouped into groups using a grouping criterion that groups together the memory blocks based on similarity in the assessed performance characteristic. Data is stored in the memory by applying parallel memory access operations in the groups of the memory blocks.
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1. A method for data storage, comprising:
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in a memory that comprises multiple memory blocks, assessing a performance characteristic of the multiple memory blocks; grouping at least some of the memory blocks into groups using a grouping criterion that groups together the memory blocks based on similarity in the assessed performance characteristic; and storing data in the memory by applying parallel memory access operations in the groups of the memory blocks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A data storage apparatus, comprising:
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a memory comprising multiple memory blocks; and a processor, which is configured to group at least some of the memory blocks into groups using a grouping criterion that groups together the memory blocks based on similarity in an assessed performance characteristic, and to store data in the memory by applying parallel memory access operations in the groups of the memory blocks. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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