Method for managing flash memory module and associated flash memory controller and electronic device

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PATENT NO 11210209
APP PUB NO 20200242026A1
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16686214

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The present invention provides a method for managing a flash memory module, wherein the flash memory module includes a plurality of flash memory chips, each flash memory chip includes a plurality of blocks, and each block includes a plurality of pages, and the method includes the steps of: using a time management circuit to generate current time information; when data is written into any one of the blocks, recording the time information generated by the time management circuit; and determining at least one specific block according to quantity of invalid pages within each block and the time information of each block.

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  • SILICON MOTION, INC.

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Du, Jian-Dong Taoyuan, TW 20 203
Tsai, Pi-Ju New Taipei, TW 5 4
Yang, Tsung-Chieh Hsinchu, TW 168 1225

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