Non-volatile memory and method with control data management

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8051257
APP PUB NO 20050144365A1
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10917725

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In a nonvolatile memory with block management system, critical data such as control data for the block management system is maintained in duplicates. Various methods are described for robustly writing and reading two copies of critical data in multi-state memory. In another aspect of the invention, a preemptive garbage collection on memory block containing control data avoids an undesirable situation where a large number of such memory blocks need be garbage collected at the same time.

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SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC951 SANDISK DRIVE LEGAL DEP MILPITAS CA 95035

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Bennett, Alan David Edinburgh, GB 48 3666
Bryce, Alan Douglas Warnbro, AU 8 652
Gorobets, Sergey Anatolievich Edinburgh, GB 176 9686

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