Flash memory control method and apparatus processing system therewith

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6421279
APP PUB NO 20020051394A1
SERIAL NO

09927493

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A semiconductor file system features a first nonvolatile memory electrically erasable, a second nonvolatile memory not electrically erasable, a volatile memory, a controller, and a control section which controls the controller wherein a physical address corresponding to a logical address specified from an external system is accessed. The first nonvolatile memory stores data for the external system to perform operations, first management information indicating correspondence between physical and logical addresses, and second management information indicating a state of the first nonvolatile memory. The second nonvolatile memory previously stores interface information. The controller determines a physical sector address. The control section is for controlling input/output of data from/to the external system and for temporarily storing write data into the first nonvolatile memory from the external system in the volatile memory and then transferring the write data from the volatile memory to the first nonvolatile memory.

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  • HITACHI, KEIYO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.;HITACHI ULSI ENGINEERING CORP.;RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hattori, Ryuichi Kawasaki, JP 33 1258
Kadowaki, Shigeru Akishima, JP 8 739
Kaki, Kenichi Zama, JP 40 1742
Katayama, Kunihiro Yokohama, JP 123 2994
Kikuchi, Takashi Sagamihara, JP 151 1704
Kishi, Masamichi Tachikawa, JP 36 1017
Kitahara, Jun Yokohama, JP 157 3350
Okubo, Takao Oume, JP 16 855
Saito, Manabu Chiba-ken, JP 48 970
Seki, Yukihiro Yokohama, JP 23 1090
Suzuki, Takeshi Inagi, JP 565 6240
Takaya, Yosio Funabashi, JP 6 683
Tobita, Tsunehiro Yokohama, JP 27 1383
Totsuka, Takashi Machida, JP 74 2343
Tsunehiro, Takashi Ebina, JP 74 2526
Wada, Takeshi Akishima, JP 180 3139
Yamagami, Hajime Ebina, JP 29 1191

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