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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2012
William B. Boyle, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Kai Ling Lee, Shah Alam, MY;
Sang Huynh, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Ayberk Ozturk, Irvine, CA (US);
Billy Rickey, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Aznizam Abdullah Salehudin, Bandar Baru Bangi, MY;
Robert M. Fallone, Newport Beach, CA (US);
William B. Boyle, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Kai Ling Lee, Shah Alam, MY;
Sang Huynh, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Ayberk Ozturk, Irvine, CA (US);
Billy Rickey, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Aznizam Abdullah Salehudin, Bandar Baru Bangi, MY;
Robert M. Fallone, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A data storage device is disclosed comprising a non-volatile memory comprising a plurality of sectors. At least one alignment zone is defined in the non-volatile memory comprising a plurality of chunks including a plurality of data chunks and a plurality of pad chunks, wherein each chunk comprises a plurality of sectors. Each sector is operable to store X host blocks, the alignment zone comprises at least X−1 pad chunks, and control circuitry is operable to shift the data chunks of the alignment zone by a number of chunks equal to or less than X−1 plus a corresponding offset.