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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2024
Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Riki Suzuki, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Toshikatsu Hida, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihisa Kojima, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
KIOXIA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A memory controller can select a first read retry process having a first average required time when reliability of a target area of a nonvolatile memory on which a read process is to be executed satisfies a criteria, the first read retry process including a shift read operation. The memory controller can select a second read retry process having a second average required time that is longer than the first average required time when the reliability of the target area does not satisfy the criteria, the second read retry processes including a tracking operation that is executed before any one of the plurality of read operations of the shift read operation. The memory controller can execute the selected read retry process.