Wear leveling using multiple activity counters

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9864526
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15069155

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A method of operating a memory controller which controls a non-volatile memory including a plurality of blocks is provided. The method includes determining an operation count for a first block among the plurality of blocks and avoiding successive wear-leveling on the first block based on the determined operation count thereof.

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  • SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Doh, In Hwan Seoul, KR 14 90
Kang, Nam Wook Hwaseong-si, KR 20 269
Koo, Bum Hoe Incheon, KR 2 11

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