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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2023
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7211 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory storage device is provided. The memory storage device includes: a memory device including a plurality of blocks, the plurality of blocks including a first block which includes a plurality of sub-blocks; and a memory controller configured to, based on use amount differences among the plurality of sub-blocks being greater than a threshold value, increase a use amount of a low use sub-block that has a small use amount from among the plurality of sub-blocks of the first block. The plurality of sub-blocks of the respective blocks are stacked in a direction perpendicular to a substrate of the memory device.