Invention Grant
US09257192B2 Memory system performing multi-step erase operation based on stored metadata
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基于存储的元数据执行多步擦除操作的存储器系统
- Patent Title: Memory system performing multi-step erase operation based on stored metadata
- Patent Title (中): 基于存储的元数据执行多步擦除操作的存储器系统
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Application No.: US14172941Application Date: 2014-02-05
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Publication No.: US09257192B2Publication Date: 2016-02-09
- Inventor: Joon-Ho Lee , Jong-Nam Baek , Dong-Hoon Ham , Sang-Wook Yoo , In-Tae Hwang
- Applicant: Joon-Ho Lee , Jong-Nam Baek , Dong-Hoon Ham , Sang-Wook Yoo , In-Tae Hwang
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
- Agency: Volentine & Whitt, PLLC
- Priority: KR10-2013-0014987 20130212
- Main IPC: G11C16/04
- IPC: G11C16/04 ; G11C16/16 ; G11C16/08 ; G11C16/34

Abstract:
A memory system, including a flash memory including multiple memory blocks, and a controller configured to erase each of the memory blocks using multiple steps. The controller stores, for each of the memory blocks, metadata indicating which of the multiple steps have been completed, and erases each of the memory blocks based on the stored metadata.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140226404A1 MEMORY SYSTEM PERFORMING MULTI-STEP ERASE OPERATION BASED ON STORED METADATA Public/Granted day:2014-08-14
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