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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2004
Jin-hyuk Kim, Seoul, KR;
Chan-ik Park, Seoul, KR;
Young-gon Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyong-ae Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jin-Hyuk Kim, Seoul, KR;
Chan-Ik Park, Seoul, KR;
Young-Gon Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyong-Ae Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
Memory systems and methods of controlling a flash memory are provided that execute one of a plurality of merge stages of an incremental merge operation responsive to receiving a command to the flash memory. Executing one of a plurality of merge stages may include receiving a command to the flash memory, determining whether the flash memory is executing an incremental merge operation and executing a next merge stage of the incremental merge operation if the flash memory is executing an incremental merge operation.