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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2012
Hyun Seok Kim, Goyang-si, KR;
Sung Bin Kim, Seoul, KR;
Sung-hwan Bae, Seoul, KR;
Jong-nam Baek, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sang Hoon Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyun Seok Kim, Goyang-si, KR;
Sung Bin Kim, Seoul, KR;
Sung-Hwan Bae, Seoul, KR;
Jong-Nam Baek, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sang Hoon Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
A method for operating a memory controller capable of controlling a maximum count of a read retry operation is disclosed. The method includes programming a first real time clock (RTC) value indicating a time-of-day when a program operation is performed when the program operation for programming a data to a storage region of a non-volatile memory, obtaining information for the storage region by using the first RTC value read from the non-volatile memory and a second RTC value indicating a time-of-day when a read operation is performed, when the read operation for the data programmed to the storage region is performed, and decreasing a maximum count of a read retry operation by using the information, when the read retry operation is performed for the storage region.