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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Applicants:
Seung-yong Shin, Seoul, KR;
Young-hyun Jun, Seoul, KR;
Hee-chang Cho, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 3/0616 (2013.01); G06F 3/0638 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a storage device capable of increasing its life cycle and operating method thereof. The storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device that stores data and a controller that controls the nonvolatile memory device. The controller receive can modify a write time-out value of the nonvolatile memory device in accordance with predetermined conditions, such as request from a host or exceeding of a predefined life cycle.