Patent ID: 7849253
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A data transfer control system, the system comprising: a memory element configured to store control instructions; a processing unit coupled to the memory element and configured to execute the control instructions; and a storage media interface coupled to the processing unit and configured to operate according to at least a corresponding portion of the control instructions for controlling data transfer to/from at least one non-volatile memory device, wherein the at least one non-volatile memory device comprises physical erasable-units, and wherein each physical erasable-unit comprises physical subunits; wherein the storage media interface is configured to re-write old data that was previously written to at least one physical erasable-unit corresponding to a respective logical erasable-unit on the at least one non-volatile memory device by writing new data directly to the at least one non-volatile memory device; and wherein in writing the new data directly to the at least one non-volatile memory device, the storage media interface is configured to: