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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2014
Applicants:
Joon-ho Lee, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Jong-nam Baek, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Dong-hoon Ham, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Sang-wook Yoo, Seongnam-Si, KR;
In-tae Hwang, Suwon-Si, KR;
Inventors:
Joon-Ho Lee, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Jong-Nam Baek, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Dong-Hoon Ham, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Sang-Wook Yoo, Seongnam-Si, KR;
In-Tae Hwang, Suwon-Si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/16 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/16 (2013.01); G11C 16/04 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/344 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory system, including a flash memory including multiple memory blocks, and a controller configured to erase each of the memory blocks using multiple steps. The controller stores, for each of the memory blocks, metadata indicating which of the multiple steps have been completed, and erases each of the memory blocks based on the stored metadata.