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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Hajime Yamazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Yao, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A plurality of free-block management lists for respectively managing a logical block with a same bank number, a same chip number, and a same plane number as a free block, and a free block selecting unit that selects a required number of free-block management lists from the free-block management lists to obtain a free block from the selected free-block management lists are provided.