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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2017
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Soong-Sun Shin, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Young-Mi Yoon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G11C 7/22 (2006.01); G11C 16/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0652 (2013.01); G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0673 (2013.01); G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G11C 7/22 (2013.01); G11C 16/16 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7205 (2013.01); G11C 2216/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory system may include: a memory device; and a controller configured to: perform a read operation and an erase operation to the memory device; predict a first required time when a read command is received during the performing of the erase operation, the first required time being based on a sum including a first time required for the read operation in response to the read command and a second time required for the on-going erase operation; and determine whether to halt or continue the erase operation according to the first required time.