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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2012
Applicants:
Takafumi Ito, Ome, JP;
Hidetaka Tsuji, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Takafumi Ito, Ome, JP;
Hidetaka Tsuji, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/28 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7203 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory device includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller. The nonvolatile memory includes a storage area having a plurality of memory blocks each including a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells, and a buffer including a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells and configured to temporarily store data, and in which data is erased for each block. If a size of write data related to one write command is not more than a predetermined size, the controller writes the write data to the buffer.