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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2010
David E. Merry, Jr., Irvine, CA (US);
Mark S. Diggs, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Gary A. Drossel, Laguna Neguel, CA (US);
David E. Merry, Jr., Irvine, CA (US);
Mark S. Diggs, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Gary A. Drossel, Laguna Neguel, CA (US);
SiliconSystems, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
A non-volatile solid-state storage subsystem, such as a non-volatile memory device, maintains usage statistics reflective of the wear state, and thus the remaining useful life, of the subsystem's memory array. A host system reads the usage statistics information, or data derived therefrom, from the subsystem to evaluate the subsystem's remaining life expectancy. The host system may use this information for various purposes, such as to (a) display or report information regarding the remaining life of the subsystem; (b) adjust the frequency with which data is written to the subsystem; and/or (c) select the type(s) of data written to the subsystem.