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US 11,221,909 · App. 16/802,194 · Granted Jan 11, 2022

Memory system and operating method thereof

Inventors: Kang-Sub Kwak (Gyeongsangnam-do, KR); Young-Jun Yoon (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Joon-Yong Choi (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
G06F11/085G06F3/0619G06F3/0625G06F3/0629G06F11/0772G06F11/1048
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Patent No.
US 11,221,909
App. No.
16/802,194
Granted
Jan 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A memory system includes: an ECC unit suitable for generating third data by correcting second data and a third DBI flag by correcting a second DBI flag, based on the second data, the second DBI flag, and a second parity, which are provided through a channel; a DBI unit suitable for generating fourth data by determining whether a plurality of third data bits respectively corresponding to a plurality of DBI flag bits constituting the third DBI flag are inverted, based on the third data and the third DBI flag; and a DM unit suitable for generating a DM flag indicating whether a write operation is performed on a plurality of fourth data bits constituting the fourth data, based on the second data.

Claims (18)

1. A memory system comprising:

a sub ECC unit suitable for generating a third sub DBI flag by correcting an error of a second sub DBI flag, based on a second sub parity provided through a channel;

a sub DBI unit suitable for generating a third DBI flag and a third flag by determining whether a second DBI flag and a second parity are inverted, based on the third sub DBI flag;

an ECC unit suitable for generating third data and a fourth DBI flag by correcting errors of second data and the third DBI flag, based on the third parity;

a DBI unit suitable for generating fourth data by determining whether the third data is inverted, based on the fourth DBI flag; and

a DM unit suitable for generating a DM flag indicating whether a write operation is performed on a plurality of fourth data bits constituting the fourth data, based on the second data.

2. The memory system of claim 1 , wherein the memory system receives the second sub DBI flag through the same channel as a channel through which the second parity is transmitted.

3. The memory system of claim 1 , wherein the memory system receives the second sub parity through the same channel as a channel through which the second parity is transmitted.

4. The memory system of claim 1 , wherein the DBI unit and the sub DBI unit are operated by one of a DBI DC scheme and a DBI AC scheme.

5. A method of operating a memory system, the method comprising:

generating a third sub DBI flag by correcting an error of a second sub DBI flag, based on a second sub parity provided through a channel;

generating a third DBI flag and a third flag by determining whether a second DBI flag and a second parity are inverted, based on the third sub DBI flag;

generating third data and a fourth DBI flag by correcting errors of second data and the third DBI flag, based on the third parity;

generating fourth data by determining whether the third data is inverted, based on the fourth DBI flag; and

generating a DM flag indicating whether a write operation is performed on a plurality of fourth data bits constituting the fourth data, based on the second data.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising receiving the second sub DBI flag through the same channel as a channel through which the second parity is transmitted.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising receiving the second sub parity through the same channel as a channel through which the second parity is transmitted.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the generating of the third DBI flag and the third parity and the generating of the fourth data are performed by one of a DBI DC scheme and a DBI AC scheme.

Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2017-0050011 · Apr 18, 2017 · national
KR 10-2018-0040551 · Apr 6, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
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