Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Bum Hoe Koo

Nam Wook Kang

In Hwan Doh

Yang Woo Roh

Jae Sub Kim

Dong Heon Ryu

A storage device includes a non-volatile memory; a plurality of cores; a host interface configured to receive a first set command, an I/O command, and an ADMIN command from a host; and a storage controller including a command distribution module configured to be set to a first state according to the first set command, and distribute the I/O command to the plurality of cores according to the set first state. Each of the plurality of cores may be configured to perform an operation instructed by the I/O command and an operation instructed by the ADMIN command on the non-volatile memory in response to the distributed I/O command.

Storage device and storage system including the same

A method of operating a memory controller which controls a non-volatile memory including a plurality of blocks is provided. The method includes determining an operation count for a first block among the plurality of blocks and avoiding successive wear-leveling on the first block based on the determined operation count thereof.

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Incheon, South Korea

Bum Hoe Koo