Metadata storage associated with wear-level operation requests

A method includes responding to a wear-level operation request by copying data from a first portion of a first memory array to a second portion of the first memory array, and copying metadata associated with the data from a third portion of a second memory array to a fourth portion of the second mem...

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Hauptverfasser: DI SENA ANGELO, FERRARI GIUSEPPE, SORGENTE ANNA, CARANNANTE PROCOLO, SALVATI FABIO
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Zusammenfassung:A method includes responding to a wear-level operation request by copying data from a first portion of a first memory array to a second portion of the first memory array, and copying metadata associated with the data from a third portion of a second memory array to a fourth portion of the second memory array. The first memory array includes a NAND or NAND-based memory array, and the second memory array includes non-volatile memory including at least one of the group consisting of: phase-change memory, EEPROM, and NOR flash memory.