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Memory device, method of operating memory device, and computer system including memory device

US11237983B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 4, 2020
Grant dateFeb 1, 2022
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Expiry dateMay 4, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C2211/5642
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A memory device includes; a memory area including a first memory area including first memory cells storing N-bit data and a second memory area including second memory cells storing M-bit data, where ‘M’ and ‘N’ are natural numbers and M is greater than N, and a controller configured to read data stored in the first memory area using a first read operation, read data stored in the second memory area using a second read operation different from the first read operation, and selectively store data in one of the first memory area and the second memory area based on a frequency of use (FOU) of the data.

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