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Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 02, 2017
Applicant:

SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventor:

Chan-Jong Woo, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/16 (2006.01); G11C 8/18 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G11C 7/22 (2006.01); G11C 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/1636 (2013.01); G06F 13/4243 (2013.01); G11C 7/222 (2013.01); G11C 8/18 (2013.01); G11C 5/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for operating a memory system including a memory controller and a memory module, the method includes: by the memory controller, applying a read command to the memory module; by the memory module, determining whether the memory module is able to transfer the read data to the memory controller during a regulated section; by the memory module, notifying the memory controller by using a data strobe signal that the memory module is not able to transfer the read data to the memory controller during the regulated section; by the memory controller, applying a status check-out command to the memory module in response to the notification for checking out a status of the memory module; and by the memory module, transferring status information of the memory module to the memory controller in response to the status check-out command.


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