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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2011
Ching-chin Chang, Kaohsiung, TW;
Po-sheng Chou, New Taipei, TW;
Yang-chih Shen, Taipei, TW;
Silicon Motion Inc., Jhubei, Hsinchu County, TW;
Abstract
A method for performing block management is provided. The method is applied to a controller of a Flash memory having multiple channels, where the Flash memory includes a plurality of blocks respectively corresponding to the channels. The method includes: obtaining at least one portion of a plurality of address-to-channel mapping relationships, for use of writing/programming operations; and according to at least one address-to-channel mapping relationship of the plurality of address-to-channel mapping relationships, programming at least one page of data into the Flash memory through at least one channel in a page mode. An associated memory device and a controller thereof are also provided.