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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Myung Suk Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jeong Soon Kwak, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
DO Hee Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01); G11C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A flash memory apparatus of an embodiment is configured to include a flash memory including a plurality of blocks and a read operation control circuit determining whether to replace a block in accordance with the number of times a read process is performed for each block of the plurality of blocks.