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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0616 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0688 (2013.01); G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flash memory system is provided. The flash memory system includes a memory device including a memory cell array including at least one data block and a controller that determines whether to end background garbage collection according to a lifespan index of the at least one data block. The lifespan index may be decreased by the background garbage collection. The controller may end the background garbage collection when the decreased lifespan index is equal to or higher than a reference value.