Memory system

US9213635B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9213635-B2
Application numberUS-201414275158-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 12, 2014
Priority dateMar 1, 2008
Publication dateDec 15, 2015
Grant dateDec 15, 2015

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A memory system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: speed of processing for searching through management tables is increased by providing a forward lookup table for searching for, respectively in track and cluster units, from a logical address, a storage device position where data corresponding to the logical address and a reverse lookup table for searching for, from a position of the storage device, a logical address stored in the position and linking these tables.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of controlling a memory system which includes a nonvolatile memory including a plurality of blocks, each of the plurality of blocks including a plurality of pages, the method comprising: managing a first information with a first management unit and a second management unit, the first information relating to a logical address, the second management unit being larger than a size of one page; and managing a second information with the first ma…

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What does patent US9213635B2 cover?
A memory system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: speed of processing for searching through management tables is increased by providing a forward lookup table for searching for, respectively in track and cluster units, from a logical address, a storage device position where data corresponding to the logical address and a reverse lookup table for searching for, from …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toshiba Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F12/0246. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 15 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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