Memory device with non-volatile memory buffer
Granted 27 Mar 2012 · 8 office actions
Current assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation · originally Toshiba
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Inventors: Hidetaka Tsuji, Takafumi Ito · Examiner: Shane M Thomas · AU 2186 · TC 2100
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A memory device includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller. The nonvolatile memory includes a storage area having a plurality of memory blocks each including a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells, and a buffer including a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells and configured to temporarily store data, and in which data is erased for each block. If a size of write data related to one write command is not more than a predetermined size, the controller writes the write data to the buffer.
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| related publication | US 20090006725 A1 | 1 Jan 2009 |
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