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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2021
SK Hynix Inc., Icheon-si, KR;
In Mo Kwak, Icheon-si, KR;
Jeong Su Park, Icheon-si, KR;
SK hynix Inc., Icheon-si, KR;
Abstract
Memory systems and methods of operating the memory systems are disclosed. A memory system including a plurality of data storage zones may comprise a memory device including a plurality of zones for storing data, and a memory controller configured to control the memory device in performing a write operation in the memory device. The memory controller is configured to, upon performing a write operation corresponding to a write request received from a host, update a logical write pointer and a physical write pointer associated with a zone that is targeted to perform the write operation corresponding to the write request received from the host, and upon performing a write operation corresponding an internal write command internally issued by the memory controller, update a physical write pointer associated with the zone that is targeted to perform the write operation corresponding to an internal write command issued by the memory controller.