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Underpowering NAND flash: profits and perils

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Hung-Wei Tseng,

Laura M. Grupp,

Steven SwansonAuthors Info & Claims

DAC '13: Proceedings of the 50th Annual Design Automation Conference

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2463209.2488935

Published: 29 May 2013 Publication History

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MLC Flash memory is getting more popular in computer systems ranging from sensor networks and embedded systems to large-scale server systems. However, MLC flash has many reliability concerns, including the potential for corruption due to supply voltage fluctuations. This paper characterizes MLC flash when the chip is underpowered (i.e., power fading and voltage droops). We demonstrate that underpowering flash can cause serious errors, but also help saving up to 45% of operation energy without incurring failure.

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