Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha

Keizo Hama

Takashi Fujita

Hiroshi Baba

Masahiro Mizuno

A semiconductor storage system comprises a semiconductor storage element array including a plurality of semiconductor memory elements, a data bus for transferring data to said semiconductor storage element array, an address bus for inputting an address to said semiconductor storage element array, a read/write controller for controlling read/write of the data written to said semiconductor storage element array, an interface control module for controlling a transfer/receipt of data and commands to and from an outside system, a microprocessor for controlling said read/write controller and said interface control module, a defect address memory for storing and outputting information on an address where at least one defective bit exists and an alternate address to be substituted for said address, and a defect address manipulating circuit for substituting said alternate address for said address where said defective bit exists in accordance with an output of said defect address memory.

Semiconductor storage system including defective bit replacement

A spindle motor driving apparatus for a disc device in which in addition to a controller for operating a spindle motor at a predetermined speed, a switch for shorting a current limiting resistor provided between a motor power supply circuit and a driving circuit is closed in response to a predetermined condition after the motor is started.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Keizo Hama