Memory storage device and control method thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8909846
APP PUB NO 20100017555A1
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12320141

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A control method of a memory storage device for writing an updated data from a host to the memory storage device is provided. The memory storage device provides storage space which is divided into a plurality of physical blocks to access the updated data. The control method includes the following steps: first, determining whether the updated data is a hot data or not; finally, storing the less updated data which is not the hot data into the physical block which has the higher erase counts according to the result of above determination.

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A-DATA TECHNOLOGY CO LTD18F 258 LIAN CHENG RD CHUNG HO CITY TAIPEI R O C

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Chang, Li-Pin Banciao, TW 7 158
Chen, Ming-Dar Hsinchu, TW 25 551
Huang, Chien-Ting Sinjhuang, TW 8 122

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