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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2024
Silicon Motion, Inc., Jhubei, TW;
Yi-Kang Chang, New Taipei, TW;
SILICON MOTION, INC., Jhubei, TW;
Abstract
A non-volatile memory life-extension technology is shown. Based on two values related to the write amplification factor of non-volatile memory, the controller coupled to the non-volatile memory adjusts the execution frequency of the wear-leveling migration performed on the non-volatile memory. By executing the wear-leveling migration, the controller uses the first block, which is a spare block, to store the data of the second block, whose erase count is lower than that of the first block, and then erases and releases the second block for reuse. The frequency adaptation of the execution of wear-leveling migration effectively avoids the exacerbation of write amplification problems.