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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2010
Chengkuo Huang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sui-hung Fred AU, Fremont, CA (US);
Xueshi Yang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Lau Nguyen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
ChengKuo Huang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sui-Hung Fred Au, Fremont, CA (US);
Xueshi Yang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Lau Nguyen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
Apparatus having corresponding methods and computer-readable media comprise an encoder configured to provide encoded data according to an error correction code; a flash memory interface configured to write the encoded data to a location in flash memory, and to read the encoded data from the location in the flash memory; a decoder configured to decode the encoded data read from the location in the flash memory, and to indicate a number of resulting decode errors; and a retirement module configured to retire the location responsive to a number of resulting decode errors reaching an error threshold T.