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Memory system and operating method thereof

US11455120B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 2020
Grant dateSep 27, 2022
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/0483
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A memory system may include: a memory device comprising a plurality of channels, a plurality of dies coupled to the respective channels, and a plurality of super blocks; and a controller suitable for controlling the memory device, wherein the controller includes: a detector suitable for searching for a first available reserved block in a first die, when a bad block has occurred in the first die which is coupled to a first channel and belongs to a first super block group, and searching for a second available reserved block in a second die which is coupled to the first channel and belongs to a second super block group when the first available reserved block is not present in the first die; and an assignor suitable for replacing the bad block with the second available reserved block when the second available reserved block is present.

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