• Patent Title: Data storage device performing merging process on groups of memory blocks and operation method thereof
  • Application No.: US14820302
    Application Date: 2015-08-06
  • Publication No.: US09652172B2
    Publication Date: 2017-05-16
  • Inventor: Jin Woong KimJi Hong Kim
  • Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
  • Applicant Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
  • Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
  • Current Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
  • Current Assignee Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
  • Agency: IP & T Group LLP
  • Priority: KR10-2015-0048521 20150406
  • Main IPC: G06F3/06
  • IPC: G06F3/06
Data storage device performing merging process on groups of memory blocks and operation method thereof
Abstract:
A data storage device capable of improving operation performance by optimizing internal operations is disclosed. The operation method of the data storage device includes grouping memory blocks based on the number of valid pages included in each of the memory blocks; and determining whether to perform a merging process on the groups of memory blocks based on a merging determination value.
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