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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
May. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Spansion Llc, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Tzungren Tzeng, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Spansion LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 13/161 (2013.01); G06F 13/1673 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7203 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7211 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a memory system is provided. The method includes a controller that regulates read and write access to one or more FLASH memory devices that are employed for random access memory applications. A buffer component operates in conjunction with the controller to regulate read and write access to the one or more FLASH devices. Wear leveling components along with read and write processing components are provided to facilitate efficient operations of the FLASH memory devices.