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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Kyung Mun Kang, Busan, KR;
Hyung-Kyun Byun, Yongin-si, KR;
Seon Woo Kim, Incheon, KR;
Jin Won Kim, Seoul, KR;
Young Joon Jang, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jeong-Su Hwang, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0655 (2013.01); G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G06F 12/0253 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7205 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operating method of a memory controller may include receiving a state analysis request of a memory from a host, determining a fragment state of the memory, determining a lifespan situation of the memory, generating an analysis result indicating whether a garbage collection is restricted, on the basis of the fragment state and the lifespan situation, and providing the analysis results to the host.