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Storage device including a read reclaim module and a reclaim operation method thereof

US12423178B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 24, 2024
Grant dateSep 23, 2025
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2044

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/3431
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A storage device including: a flash memory including a selected word line and an adjacent word line adjacent to the selected word line; and a memory controller configured to provide a select read voltage to the selected word line and a pass voltage to the adjacent word line during a read operation, the pass voltage being higher than the select read voltage, and wherein the memory controller is further configured to determine whether the selected word line is a hot spot read word line based on a deterioration level of the adjacent word line, and perform a word line reclaim operation for the adjacent word line when the selected word line is the hot spot read word line.

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