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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2016
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0261 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1036 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1044 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device including a plurality of memory areas; and a controller configured to perform a reclaim operation for the plurality of memory areas, based on read counts of the plurality of memory areas, increase a reclaim count of the plurality of memory areas, and perform a wear leveling operation for the plurality of memory areas, based on the reclaim count.