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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2012
Minoru Mukai, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Hirohata, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoko Monda, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A storage device includes: a printed circuit board; a semiconductor memory package mounted on the printed circuit board via solder joints, the semiconductor memory package incorporating semiconductor memories; a sensor configured to measure a physical quantity relating to a state of the storage device; a database including a damage estimation model base to be used for estimating damage of the solder joints from the physical quantity measured by the sensor; a damage estimating module configured to calculate a damage estimation value of the solder joints from the physical quantity using the damage estimation model base; and a controller configured to control writing, reading, and erasure of electronic data to or from the semiconductor memories based on the damage estimation values calculated by the damage estimating module.