18238301. STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF STORAGE DEVICE simplified abstract (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
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STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF STORAGE DEVICE
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Jooyoung Hwang of Suwon-si (KR)
Gyeongmin Kim of Suwon-si (KR)
Seunghyun Choi of Suwon-si (KR)
STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF STORAGE DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18238301 titled 'STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF STORAGE DEVICE
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a storage device with a nonvolatile memory device and a controller that performs write and erase operations on memory cells, including a reserved area for backup operations.
- The storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device with memory cells for user data and a reserved area.
- The controller performs write and erase operations on memory cells.
- The controller has an internal buffer for data storage.
- The controller performs backup operations by writing data from the internal buffer to a backup erase unit in the reserved area.
- The controller adjusts the buffering unit of the internal buffer to match the cell type of the backup erase unit.
Potential Applications
- Data storage devices
- Solid-state drives
- Embedded systems
Problems Solved
- Efficient backup operations
- Data integrity and reliability
- Optimal use of memory space
Benefits
- Improved data protection
- Faster backup operations
- Enhanced storage efficiency
Original Abstract Submitted
A storage device, including a nonvolatile memory device including a plurality of memory cells forming a user area and a reserved area; and a controller configured to perform a write operation on at least one write unit included in the plurality of memory cells, and to perform an erase operation on at least one erase unit included in the plurality of memory cells, wherein the controller includes an internal buffer, wherein the controller is configured to: perform a backup operation by writing first data stored in the internal buffer in a backup erase unit included in the reserved area, and after performing the backup operation adjust a buffering unit of the internal buffer to correspond to a cell type of the backup erase unit.
