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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/06 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G11C 29/52 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/1044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0616 (2013.01); G06F 3/0649 (2013.01); G06F 3/0673 (2013.01); G11C 29/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operating method of a memory controller, for a memory device including a plurality of cells, includes steps of: checking states of the cells; marking at least one specific bit-channel according to the states of the cells; and performing an uneven wear leveling scheme on at least one target cell storing messages from the at least one specific bit-channel, such that the wear level of the at least one target cell is different from other cells.