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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2015
Applicants:
Sangkwon Moon, Osan-si, KR;
Seongjun Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Heewon Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/16 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 16/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/16 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 16/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory having a plurality of memory cells and a memory controller to control the nonvolatile memory. The operating method of the storage device includes reading previously programmed memory cells among the memory cells of the nonvolatile memory and determining a time after erase of the previously programmed memory cells, programming selected memory cells of the nonvolatile memory, and programming meta data including a time after erase of the selected memory cells, based on the determined time after erase of the previously programmed memory cells.