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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2015
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Yu-Ming Chang, Pingtung County, TW;
Tai-Chun Kuo, Taipei, TW;
Wei-Chieh Huang, Hsin-chu, TW;
Ping-Hsien Lin, Taipei, TW;
Tzu-Hsiang Su, Hsinchu County, TW;
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A read leveling method for a memory device is provided. The memory device includes a first memory block and at least a second memory block. The read leveling method includes the following steps. Determining whether a block read count of the first memory block is larger than or equal to a first threshold. Detecting a page read count of a page of the first memory block when the block read count of the first memory block is larger than or equal to the first threshold. Determine whether the block read count of the first memory block is larger than or equal to a second threshold. Move data of one of the page of the first memory block to a page of the second memory block when the block read count of the first memory block is larger than or equal to the second threshold.
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