Coding for Flash Memory

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Due to their low costs and high capacity, flash memories are emerging to become a huge global market, surpassing the conventional DRAM market. The exponentially increasing demand in digital storage presents tremendous opportunities and challenges in further developing the coding technologies for flash memories. In this project, we will join force with the very young flash coding research community. We will develop novel, powerful, and practicable coding techniques for the design of high-capacity and long life-time flash memories. We will also develop new fundamental understanding on the capacity limits of flash memories under practical engineering constraints. *******To date, flash memory technologies and the associated industrial sector are severely under-developed in Canada. The outcome of this project will lead Canada's research in flash coding to align with world's research forefront, and help to build a strong Canadian research community and industrial sector in this technology area. Graduate students participating in this project will be trained to develop technical expertise and skills that will be in great future demand.**