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Storage device and operating method thereof

US11620057B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 2021
Grant dateApr 4, 2023
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0679
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A storage device includes: a nonvolatile memory including power loss protector (PLP) memory blocks configured to store at least one of meta data or user data for data backup; a buffer memory configured to store at least one of the meta data or the user data stored in the PLP memory blocks; a charging circuit configured to generate electric power for data backup in response to a sudden power off (SPO) occurrence, and transmit a first charging complete signal or a second charging complete signal to a processor according to a level of the electric power, and; and the processor configured to control at least one of the nonvolatile memory and the buffer memory to execute a first request from a host related to the meta data with priority in response to the first charging complete signal, and execute a second request from the host related to the meta data or the user data in response to the second charging complete signal.

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