Patents by Inventor Chung-Su Mu

Chung-Su Mu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Data access apparatus and data access method
    Patent number: 8234544
    Abstract: A data access apparatus includes: a flash memory controller; a mirror means; and a flash memory including at least one data region and at least one mirror region. The mirror means copies data to form mirror data to the mirror region when the flash controller writes the data into the data region. The flash memory controller reads the mirror data to replace the data if the flash memory controller determines that the data include error(s) while the data are being read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignees: Silicon Motion Inc., Silicon Motion Inc.
    Inventor: Chung-Su Mu
  • DATA ACCESS APPARATUS AND DATA ACCESS METHOD
    Publication number: 20100287433
    Abstract: A data access apparatus includes: a flash memory controller; a mirror means; and a flash memory including at least one data region and at least one mirror region. The mirror means copies data to form mirror data to the mirror region when the flash controller writes the data into the data region. The flash memory controller reads the mirror data to replace the data if the flash memory controller determines that the data include error(s) while the data are being read.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventor: Chung-Su Mu