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Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013

Filed:

Nov. 11, 2008
Applicants:

Masahiro Nakanishi, Kyoto, JP;

Tatsuya Adachi, Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Masahiro Nakanishi, Kyoto, JP;

Tatsuya Adachi, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

When a write command is issued, new data is written into a free physical block of a nonvolatile memory (). Here, if data of the same logical block has been written already, the block is erased and a recording state is judged by a recording state judgment unit (). A physical block is swapped according to the number of write processes performed. Thus, it is possible to effectively perform a swap without increasing the number of write processes in a particular area, thereby increasing the lifetime of a nonvolatile storage module.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Nakanishi, Masahiro. (2013). Memory controller, nonvolatile storage module, access module and nonvolatile storage system (U.S. Patent No. 8375160). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8375160

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