NON-VOLATILE, ELECTRICALLY-PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY

摘要

A solid-state mass storage device is provided. The solid-state mass storage device defines a storage area adapted to store data; the storage area is adapted to be exploited for storing data with a first storage density at a first data transfer speed. The storage area includes at least a first storage area portion and a second storage area portion. The solid-state mass storage device further includes accessing logic adapted to exploit the first storage area portion for storing data with a second storage density at a second data transfer speed, and adapted to exploit the second storage area portion for storing data with a third storage density and a third data transfer speed. The second storage density is lower than the third storage density, which is in turn lower than or equal to the first storage density; the second data transfer speed is higher than the third data transfer speed, which is in turn higher than or equal to the first data transfer speed.