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US 2010/0165732 A1Published application
Flash memory apparatus and read operation control method therefor
AssigneeHynix Semiconductor Inc.
InventorsMyung Suk LEE, Jeong Soon KWAK, Do Hee KIM
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Abstract
A flash memory apparatus of an embodiment is configured to include a flash memory including a plurality of blocks and a read operation control circuit determining whether to replace a block in accordance with the number of times a read process is performed for each block of the plurality of blocks.
Claims13
A flash memory apparatus, comprising:
- a flash memory having a plurality of blocks;
- and
- a read operation control unit configured to determine whether to replace a block among the plurality of blocks according to a number of times of the block is read.
A method of controlling a read operation of a flash memory apparatus having a plurality of blocks, the method comprising:
- counting the number of times a read operation is performed on a block, as a read command is inputted;
- comparing the number of times the read operation is performed with a predetermined maximum number of times;
- and
- replacing the block with a replaced block when the number of times the read operation is performed exceeds the maximum number of times.
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