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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2016
Lite-on Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited, Guangzhou, CN;
Lite-on Technology Corporation, Taipei, TW;
Min-I Hung, Taipei, TW;
Liang-You Lin, Taipei, TW;
Yu-Chuang Peng, Taipei, TW;
Ya-Ping Pan, Taipei, TW;
LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Guangzhou, CN;
LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A data programming method for a solid state drive is provided. The solid state drive has a flash memory with plural blocks. If a garbage collection is determined to be performed, a first open block is selected from the plural blocks of the flash memory for storing a moved valid data corresponding to the garbage collection. Then, the moved valid data corresponding to the garbage collection is programmed into the first open block. A second open block is selected from the plural blocks of the flash memory for storing a write data from a host.