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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2013
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Gi Pyo Um, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jong Ju Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
SK Hynix, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A data storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device; and a controller suitable for controlling an operation of the nonvolatile memory device in response to a request from an external device, wherein the controller comprises a victim block setup unit suitable for setting a victim block for a merge operation based on an error count, which is detected when a read operation of the nonvolatile memory device is performed, and for storing information of the victim block for the merge operation, and wherein the controller converts the victim block into a free memory block during the merge operation and reuses the free memory block to store data.