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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2013
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyuki Kantani, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshii Akagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory unit configured in page units, an error correction code (ECC) module for generating error correcting codes, a page information addition module for generating page information, and a controller for controlling the reading and writing of data to the memory unit. The controller is configured to associate error correction code information and page information with each frame unit of data written to the memory unit and to store the associated information with each frame unit. The controller is configured to output data to an external host in sizes less than one page unit, such as one frame unit.