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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Raeyoung Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyunjung Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Sung-Bok Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Soyeong Gwak, Incheon, KR;
Sang-wan Nam, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/14 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01); G11C 29/52 (2006.01); H01L 27/11568 (2017.01); G11C 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/349 (2013.01); G06F 3/0619 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G06F 11/1004 (2013.01); G06F 11/1048 (2013.01); G06F 11/1068 (2013.01); G11C 16/0466 (2013.01); G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G11C 16/14 (2013.01); G11C 11/5671 (2013.01); G11C 29/52 (2013.01); G11C 2029/0411 (2013.01); H01L 27/11568 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a memory controller, the memory controller configured to control a nonvolatile memory device, the nonvolatile memory device including a plurality of memory blocks. The method including detecting an invalid block among the plurality of memory blocks; determining an invalid pattern based on a state of the invalid block; and performing an operation on the invalid block such that the invalid block has the invalid pattern.