Memory system based on flash memory and method for managing meta data thereof
US12380021B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 2023 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7209
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A memory system which includes a flash memory including a meta block and a data block, and a memory controller including a meta data managing module managing meta data to be stored in the meta block. The meta block includes a plurality of pages. The meta data managing module compares a number of free pages of the plurality of pages with a preset number of free pages, and selects a write target page of the meta data by using one of a consecution meta write operation or a dirty meta write operation, depending on a result of the comparison.
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