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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Koichi Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuya Murakami, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Honjo, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Fukuchi, Chigasaki, JP;
Akira Tanimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Isao Ozawa, Chigasaki, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/30 (2006.01); G11C 5/14 (2006.01); G06F 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/30 (2013.01); G06F 13/1668 (2013.01); G11C 5/144 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1228 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a data storage device includes a controller driven by a first power supply voltage, a nonvolatile memory controlled by the controller and driven by a second power supply voltage, and a switch element determining whether the second power supply voltage is applied to the nonvolatile memory. The controller is configured to turn off the switch element in a first mode and turn on the switch element in a second mode.