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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2013
Applicants:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Dong Young Seo, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong Kun Shin, Seoul, KR;
Assignees:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY, Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 12/023 (2013.01); G11C 16/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a memory controller includes determining a number of free blocks to be created during an idle time by using a block consumption history, and controlling a non-volatile memory device to perform a garbage collection operation during the idle time to create the determined number of free blocks.