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Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 03, 2021
Applicant:

Winbond Electronics Corp., Taichung, TW;

Inventors:

Johnny Chan, Fremont, CA (US);

Chi-Shun Lin, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 16/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/3495 (2013.01); G11C 16/102 (2013.01); G11C 16/16 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 16/3445 (2013.01); G11C 16/3459 (2013.01);
Abstract

A write cycle recording device includes a storage device and a controller. The storage device is corresponding to a memory block of a non-volatile memory. The storage device has a plurality of bits for recording a plurality of recorded writing loop counts corresponding to a plurality of writing operations of the memory block. The controller is configured to: perform a writing operation on the memory block; record a performed writing loop count of the writing operation; and, update a recorded writing loop count corresponding to the writing operation in the storage device according to the performed writing loop count.


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