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Writing data to solid state drives

  • US 9,164,892 B2
  • Filed: 07/30/2012
  • Issued: 10/20/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method to write data into a memory, comprising:

  • at a memory control module, receiving data to be written to a target page of the memory, wherein the target page comprises a plurality of memory cells including a first memory cell and a last memory cell;

    determining a number of erase operations performed on the target page of the memory;

    determining a writing direction as either a forward direction or a backward direction, based at least in part on the determined number of erase operations performed on the target page, wherein the forward direction writes data from the first memory cell of the page toward the last memory cell of the page and the backward direction writes data from the last memory cell of the page toward the first memory cell; and

    writing the received data to the target page of the memory in the determined writing direction.

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