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Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 11, 2020
Applicant:

Kioxia Corporation, Minato-ku, JP;

Inventors:

Yoko Masuo, Iruma, JP;

Yosuke Mitsumasu, Hadano, JP;

Kazuya Kitsunai, Fujisawa, JP;

Assignee:

Kioxia Corporation, Minato-ku, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 3/064 (2013.01); G06F 3/0608 (2013.01); G06F 3/0647 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1044 (2013.01);
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller. The nonvolatile memory includes a plurality of blocks. The controller controls an operation of writing data to the nonvolatile memory and an operation of reading data to the nonvolatile memory. The controller includes a first processor and a second processor. The first processor executes a first process of creating one or more free blocks by transferring valid data in N blocks (where N is a natural number greater than or equal to two) to blocks of number less than N. The second processor executes a second process of transferring valid data including data which needs refresh in M blocks (where M is a natural number greater than or equal to one) to blocks of number less than or equal to M.


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