Methods for tag-grouping of blocks in storage devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9141475
APP PUB NO 20100131697A1
SERIAL NO

12276344

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Embodiments described herein disclose methods, devices, and media for storing data. Methods including the steps of: receiving data to be stored in a memory that includes at least three blocks, wherein each block, for storing the data, has at least one metadata value, associated with each block, that is dependent upon a writing time of each block; grouping at least three blocks into at least two block groups, wherein at least one block group contains at least two blocks; associating a respective metadata value with each block group; and associating the respective metadata value of a respective block group with each block storing the data contained in the respective block group, without storing a dedicated copy of at least one metadata value for each block. In some embodiments, at least one metadata value is stored in a block-group table.

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  • SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC;SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES

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Alrod, Idan Herzliya, IL 243 7723
Sharon, Eran Rishon Lezion, IL 328 9035

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