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Patent No.:

US 8239616 B1

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Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012

Filed:

Dec. 02, 2009
Applicants:

Han-bin Yoon, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Young-goo Ko, Anyang-si, KR;

Jung-been Im, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Hwan-jin Yong, Seoul, KR;

Chang-hee Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Inventors:

Han-bin Yoon, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Young-goo Ko, Anyang-si, KR;

Jung-been Im, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Hwan-jin Yong, Seoul, KR;

Chang-Hee Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Assignee:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A semiconductor device with flash memory includes; a log type determining unit configured to select log type from among a plurality of log types with respect to a log block storing program data requested to be programmed in the flash memory and generate a control signal indicating information indicating the selected log type, and a plurality of log units configured to store program data in the log block having a corresponding log type in response to the control signal, wherein the log type determining unit converts a first type log block formed by a first log type and included in a first type log unit from among the plurality of log units into second type log block formed by a second log type and converts the log block included in a second type log unit from among the plurality of log units into the first type log blocks, the first log type being different from the second log type.


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