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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2007
Applicants:
Hye-young Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jung-been Im, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Inventors:
Hye-Young Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jung-Been Im, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of providing block state information in a semiconductor memory device including a flash memory comprises storing block state information on at least one bad block of the flash memory and a plurality of reserved blocks which replace the at least one bad block, and providing the stored block state information to a user in response to a command provided by the user.