Techniques for the management of spare blocks in re-programmable non-volatile memory system, such as a flash EEPROM system, are presented. In one set of techniques, for a memory partitioned into two sections (for example a binary section and a multi-state section), where blocks of one section are more...http://www.google.de/patents/US20100172179?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20100172179 - Spare Block Management of Non-Volatile Memories