Patent ID: 11954350
Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. The method of claim 13,
wherein the candidate physical zone is selected, when the number of the physical zones of the empty state is less than a second threshold value less than the first threshold value, from physical zones in the super block including only the physical zones of the full state, and physical zones of a ready-to-reset state, and
wherein a physical zone becomes in the ready-to-reset state when a reset operation is performed on the second super block including the physical zone to cause all second physical zones in the second super block including the physical zone to be in the empty state by erasing all second physical zones in the second super block including the physical zone but the reset operation is not completed on the second super block including the physical zone according to a state of another second physical zone in the second super block including the physical zone.