IP Library Granted Patent US 8,060,687
Granted Patent B2
US 8,060,687 · App. 12/208,338 · Granted Nov 15, 2011

Flash memory allocating method

Assignee: JMicron Technology Corp.
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Patent No.
US 8,060,687
App. No.
12/208,338
Granted
Nov 15, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

An allocating method for a flash memory is disclosed. The allocating method includes the following steps: adjusting a preliminary data storage capacity corresponding to the flash memory for determining a real data storage capacity of the flash memory; adjusting a preliminary spare area capacity corresponding to the flash memory for determining a real spare area capacity of the flash memory, wherein a total capacity of the preliminary data storage capacity and the preliminary spare area capacity is equal to the total capacity of the real data storage capacity and the real spare area capacity; and allocating the real data storage capacity and the real spare area capacity to the flash memory, wherein the real data storage capacity stores data, and the real spare area capacity stores parity codes generated by an error codes correction algorithm performed upon the stored data in the real data storage capacity.

Claims (13)

1. An allocating method for a flash memory, comprising:

adjusting a preliminary data storage capacity corresponding to the flash memory for determining a real data storage capacity of the flash memory;

increasing a preliminary spare area capacity corresponding to the flash memory to determine a real spare area capacity of the flash memory, wherein a total capacity of the preliminary data storage capacity and the preliminary spare area capacity is equal to the total capacity of the real data storage capacity and the real spare area capacity;

allocating the real data storage capacity and the real spare area capacity to the flash memory; and

storing data into the real data storage capacity, and storing parity codes generated by an error codes correction algorithm performed upon the stored data into the real data storage capacity.

2. The allocating method of claim 1 , wherein the real data storage capacity is smaller than the preliminary data storage capacity, and the real spare area capacity is larger than the preliminary spare area capacity.

3. The allocating method of claim 1 , wherein the real spare area capacity is larger than a predetermined byte number that corresponds to the error codes correction algorithm.

4. The allocating method of claim 1 , wherein the flash memory is a NAND flash memory.

5. An allocating method for a flash memory, comprising:

determining a real data storage capacity and a real spare area capacity, wherein the real spare area capacity is larger than a predetermined byte number that corresponds to the error codes correction algorithm;

allocating the real data storage capacity and the real spare area capacity to the flash memory, wherein the real data storage capacity stores data, and the real storage capacity; and

storing data into the real data storage capacity, and storing parity codes generated by the error codes correction algorithm performed upon the stored data into the real data storage capacity.

6. The allocating method of claim 5 , wherein the flash memory is a NAND flash memory.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 18, 2022
From: MAXIO TECHNOLOGY (HANGZHOU) LTD.
To: MAXIO TECHNOLOGY (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060714/0986 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2016
From: JMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP.
To: MAXIO TECHNOLOGY (HANGZHOU) LTD.
Reel/Frame 040791/0949 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2008
From: YUAN, KUO-HUA; CHUANG, HO-CHIEH; CHEN, CHAO-NAN
To: JMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Reel/Frame 021510/0633 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 97129289 A · Aug 1, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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