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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Jong-Tae Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sun-Ae Seo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dong-Jun Shin, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hee-Sub Shin, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 12/08 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/349 (2013.01); G06F 11/004 (2013.01); G06F 11/008 (2013.01); G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 12/08 (2013.01); G06F 2201/81 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1036 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7204 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of managing a memory in an electronic device is provided that includes calculating an indication of remaining life of a memory component that is used as a swap space by the electronic device; and adjusting the use of the memory component as a swap space based on the indication of remaining life, wherein the adjusting includes one of: (i) reducing a rate at which data is swapped in and out of the memory component, and (ii) discontinuing the use of the memory component as a swap space.