MEMORY WEAR LEVELING
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1. A memory device, comprising:
- a memory array of sectors having one or more sub-sectors;
wear-leveling logic configured to;
identify a target sector of the array of sectors having high wear, as determined based upon sub-sector information of one or more sub-sectors of the target sector; and
swap the target sector with a min sector of the memory device having a low wear level, as determined based upon sub-sector information of one or more sub-sectors of the min sector.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for intra-sector re-ordered wear leveling include: detecting, in a memory device, a high wear sub-sector having a high wear level, the sub-sector residing in a first sector; determining a second sector of the memory device having a low wear level; swapping the first sector with the second sector; and re-ordering a position of at least one sub-sector of the first sector, the second sector, or both.
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20 Claims
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1. A memory device, comprising:
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a memory array of sectors having one or more sub-sectors; wear-leveling logic configured to; identify a target sector of the array of sectors having high wear, as determined based upon sub-sector information of one or more sub-sectors of the target sector; and swap the target sector with a min sector of the memory device having a low wear level, as determined based upon sub-sector information of one or more sub-sectors of the min sector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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identifying a target sector of an array of sectors of a memory device that has high wear, as determined based upon sub-sector information of one or more sub-sectors of the target sector; and swapping the target sector with a min sector of the memory device having a low wear level, as determined based upon the sub-sector information of the one or more sub-sectors of the min sector. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A memory controller, comprising:
circuitry configured to; identify a target sector of the array of sectors having high wear, as determined based upon sub-sector information of one or more sub-sectors of the target sector; and swap the target sector with a min sector of the memory device having a low wear level, as determined based upon sub-sector information of one or more sub-sectors of the min sector. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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