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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2014
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a memory system includes multiple nonvolatile memories to/from each of which data can be written/read independently of one another; and a controller configured to control writing of data to and reading of data from the nonvolatile memories. Each of the nonvolatile memories includes a data storage including a normal data storage area for storing the data and a redundant data storage area for writing the data avoiding defect positions in the normal data storage area; and a defect information storage configured to store defect information indicating information on a defect of the data storage included in another nonvolatile memory different from the present nonvolatile memory.