MEMORY SYSTEM PERFORMING ADAPTIVE MERGE AND A DATA WRITING METHOD THEREOF CAPABLE OF ADAPTIVELY CONTROLLING MERGE SIZE ACCORDING TO A WRITING PATTERN

摘要

PURPOSE: A memory system performing adaptive merge and a data writing method thereof are provided to increases the efficiency of gradual merge operation by adaptively controlling merge size according to a writing pattern.;CONSTITUTION: A writing pattern analyzing unit(322) analyzes a writing pattern of data corresponding to a writing request. A free block managing unit(323) manages a free block and supplies information about the number of the free blocks. A merge manager(324) controls merge size in merge operation according to the number of the free blocks.;COPYRIGHT KIPO 2012