Storage apparatus using non-volatile memory as cache and method of operating the same

Provided are a storage apparatus using a non-volatile memory as a cache and a method of operating such an apparatus, in which the non-volatile memory is used as the cache so as to preserve data even when electricity is interrupted. The storage apparatus using a non-volatile memory as a cache include...

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Main Author SHIN DONG-KUN,MIN SANG-LYUL,LEE SHEA-YUN,KIM JANG-HWAN,SONG DONG-HYUN,KIM JEONG-EUN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.07.2007
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:Provided are a storage apparatus using a non-volatile memory as a cache and a method of operating such an apparatus, in which the non-volatile memory is used as the cache so as to preserve data even when electricity is interrupted. The storage apparatus using a non-volatile memory as a cache includes a main storage medium, the non-volatile memory being used as the cache of the main storage medium and having a stationary region and a non-stationary region divided according to whether data are fixed, and a block management unit managing blocks allocated in the non-volatile memory.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN20061169966