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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Cheng-Chih Chien, Taichung, TW;
Chin-Chen Lee, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Khein Seng Pua, Selangor D.E., MY;
Soo Ching Ng, Selangor D.E., MY;
Jiunn-Yeong Yang, Keelong, TW;
Assignee:
Feiya Technology Corp., Hsin-chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/200 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/200 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a management and link structure of a flash memory. The flash memory is divided into several different types of data access blocks, such as general data blocks, spare blocks, link-table block, and new blocks. A simple data link structure is provided, and a management and calculating method for spare blocks saves time to search and write data effectively and prolongs the service life of the flash memory.