Systems and methods for reclaiming flash blocks of a flash drive

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8793556
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13477845

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Apparatus and methods provide relatively low uncorrectable bit error rates, low write amplification, long life, fast and efficient retrieval, and efficient storage density such that a solid-state drive (SSD) can be implemented using relatively inexpensive MLC Flash for an enterprise storage application.

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  • IP GEM GROUP, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Geiger, Peter Dau Granite Bay, US 6 149
Northcott, Philip L Coquitlam, CA 10 386
Sadowsky, Jonathan West Sacramento, US 3 74

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