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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Toshiba Memory Corporation, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Nemoto, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Kitsunai, Fujisawa Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihisa Kojima, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuhiko Ueki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Toshiba Memory Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0608 (2013.01); G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0644 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G06F 13/1605 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1228 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile memory, and a controller configured to control the nonvolatile memory. The controller includes an access controller configured to control access to the nonvolatile memory, based on a first request which is issued from a host, and a processor configured to execute a background process for the nonvolatile memory, based on a second request which is issued from the host before the first request is issued.