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Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021

Filed:

Dec. 26, 2018
Applicant:

SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Seung-Gyu Jeong, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Su-Hae Woo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Chang-Soo Ha, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignee:

SK hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0802 (2016.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0802 (2013.01); G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0638 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G06F 2212/70 (2013.01);
Abstract

A memory system includes a memory device including a main memory and a cache memory that includes a plurality of cache lines for caching data stored in the main memory, wherein each of the cache lines includes cache data, a valid bit indicating whether or not the corresponding cache data is valid, and a loading bit indicating whether or not read data of the main memory is being loaded; and a memory controller suitable for scheduling an operation of the memory device with reference to the valid bits and the loading bits.


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