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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2012
Hiroto Nakai, Yokohama, JP;
Tatsunori Kanai, Yokohama, JP;
Kenichi Maeda, Kamakura, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a processor, and a memory device. The memory device has a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device and is configured to serve as a main memory for the processor. When the processor executes a plurality of programs, the processor manages pieces of information required to execute the programs as worksets for the respective programs, and creates tables, which hold relationships between pieces of information required for the respective worksets and addresses of the pieces of information in the memory device, for the respective worksets. The processor accesses to the memory device with reference to the corresponding tables for the respective worksets.