Controller and operation method thereof

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PATENT NO 11210213
APP PUB NO 20200183851A1
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16678664

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Provided is an operation method of a controller which controls a memory device including a plurality of memory blocks. The operation method may include calculating a number of extended free blocks in the memory device based on valid page counts of the respective memory blocks, when a number of substantive free blocks in the memory device is less than a first threshold value, and performing a garbage collection operation when the number of extended free blocks is less than a second threshold value.

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SK HYNIX INC2091 GYEONGCHUNG-DAERO BUBAL-EUB ICHEON-SI GYEONGGI-DO 17336

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Um, Gi-Pyo Gyeonggi-do, KR 10 59

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