Non-volatile memory device, devices having the same, and method of operating the same
US8904090B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7205
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flash memory and a method of writing data to a flash memory during garbage collection of the flash memory is provided. First, a garbage collection process on a victim block of flash memory may be initiated. A garbage collection process may comprise a plurality of garbage collection operation. A program command and corresponding program data may be received. After a first garbage collection operation has finished and a portion of flash data from the victim block has been written to a free block, a portion of the program data may be written to that free block. If data remains in the victim block, a second garbage collection operation may be performed.
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