Patent ID: 11880601
Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A method for operating a storage device that includes a plurality of memory devices coupled to a channel and a memory controller for controlling the plurality of memory devices through the channel, the method comprising:
providing the plurality of memory devices with a read command corresponding to a read request of a host in response to the read request;
detecting an idle time of the channel, which occurs while a read operation corresponding to the read command is being performed;
providing a read enable signal to the plurality of memory devices during the idle time; and
outputting first data through the channel in response to the read enable signal,
wherein the outputting of the first data comprises outputting status information having a logic value reversed whenever the status information is periodically output as the first data.