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Semiconductor memory device and wear leveling method

US8209468B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 9, 2009
Grant dateJun 26, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/7211
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a semiconductor memory device and wear leveling method thereof. The semiconductor memory device including: a nonvolatile memory having pluralities of memory blocks, at least one of the memory blocks storing erasing counts of the memory blocks; and a memory controller managing wear leveling of the nonvolatile memory. The memory controller adjusts a period of managing the wear leveling with reference to the erasing counts.

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