Prefetching data for sequential reads in nonvolatile memory device

Abstract

A storage device, including: a nonvolatile memory device including a plurality of memory cells; and a controller including an internal buffer including zone buffers, and configured to: allocate a plurality of zones to a storage space, select two or more erase units to be allocated to each zone based on a zone map table, fixedly and sequentially manage logical addresses of data written in the plurality of zones, based on reads for sequential logical addresses being requested by the external host device, read first data corresponding to the sequential logical addresses from the nonvolatile memory device, and output the first data to the external host device, and based on the reads being requested, perform a prefetch operation by reading second data corresponding to next sequential logical addresses, and storing the second data in the internal buffer, without receiving a next read request from the external host device.