Flash memory system control scheme
First Claim
1. A method for high speed wear leveling programming in a Flash memory system having a plurality Flash memory devices, comprising:
- i) receiving a data file having k pages, k being an integer greater than 0;
ii) selecting a programming profile corresponding to the size of k and configuration parameters of the Flash memory system by calculating a ceiling function of z=k/i, the configuration parameters including j Flash memory devices where each of the j Flash memory devices have i pages per block, where j and i are integer values greater than 0;
iii) programming at least one of the k pages of the data file in each of at least two of the plurality of Flash memory devices in accordance with the programming profile including a multiple file structure when z is greater than j, the multiple file structure including storing m units of j*i pages of the data file in j Flash memory devices, and storing k−
(m*(j*i)) pages of the data file in z of j Flash memory devices when z is less than or equal to j, where m is an integer value greater than 0.
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Abstract
A Flash memory system architecture having serially connected Flash memory devices to achieve high speed programming of data. High speed programming of data is achieved by interleaving pages of the data to be programmed amongst the memory devices in the system, such that different pages of data are stored in different memory devices. A memory controller issues program commands for each memory device. As each memory device receives a program command, it either begins a programming operation or passes the command to the next memory device. Therefore, the memory devices in the Flash system sequentially program pages of data one after the other, thereby minimizing delay in programming each page of data into the Flash memory system. The memory controller can execute a wear leveling algorithm to maximize the endurance of each memory device, or to optimize programming performance and endurance for data of any size.
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1. A method for high speed wear leveling programming in a Flash memory system having a plurality Flash memory devices, comprising:
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i) receiving a data file having k pages, k being an integer greater than 0; ii) selecting a programming profile corresponding to the size of k and configuration parameters of the Flash memory system by calculating a ceiling function of z=k/i, the configuration parameters including j Flash memory devices where each of the j Flash memory devices have i pages per block, where j and i are integer values greater than 0; iii) programming at least one of the k pages of the data file in each of at least two of the plurality of Flash memory devices in accordance with the programming profile including a multiple file structure when z is greater than j, the multiple file structure including storing m units of j*i pages of the data file in j Flash memory devices, and storing k−
(m*(j*i)) pages of the data file in z of j Flash memory devices when z is less than or equal to j, where m is an integer value greater than 0. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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