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Apparatus and method for managing program operation time and write latency in memory system

US11348646B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 2, 2020
Grant dateMay 31, 2022
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Expiry dateJul 17, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/7207
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An operation method of a memory system may include monitoring the size of a programmable area included in each of a plurality of open blocks in which a plurality of data having different attributes are stored, respectively, and generating a first free block by performing a first erase operation on a part of a plurality of erase target blocks based on the number of first open blocks, each open block of which the programmable area has a size less than a threshold value, among the plurality of open blocks.

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