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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2012
Industry-university Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University, Seoul, KR;
Jae Hyuk Cha, Seoul, KR;
Soo Yong Kang, Seoul, KR;
You Jip Won, Seoul, KR;
Tae Hwa Lee, Seoul, KR;
Ho Young Jung, Seoul, KR;
Sung Roh Yoon, Seoul, KR;
Jong Moo Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for indicating flash memory life. While data is being stored in a flash memory, the number of writes in a plurality of blocks of the flash memory increases. The amount of flash memory life is calculated on the basis of the number of write times in the plurality of blocks. The calculated amount of life can be transmitted to a host. In addition, when the calculated amount of life is greater than a threshold value, a signal providing notice that the life of the flash memory has reached a dangerous level can be output.