Method of operating memory controller and methods for devices having the same
US9798498B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/1016
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of operating a memory controller includes allocating a new entry whenever a write command is input from a host; and transferring data corresponding to an entry in a specific state among a plurality of states to the host in response to a read command output from the host, wherein the plurality of states are a FREE state, a WRITE state, a WRITE OLD state, a READ state, a PEND state, a PEND OLD state, a CACHE state, and a DEL state, and the specific state is at least one of the PEND state, the PEND OLD state, or the CACHE state.
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