Memory controller, storage device and memory control method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9564930
APP PUB NO 20160072527A1
SERIAL NO

14636768

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According to one embodiment, a memory controller includes an encoding unit that generates a first code word, a duplication unit that duplicates the first code word, a memory interface that writes a code word group including the first code word and code words being duplicates of the first code word into a non-volatile memory, and reads the code words forming the code word group from the non-volatile memory, a determination unit that obtains a result of majority decision using the first code word and the plurality of code words, which are included in the code word group read from the non-volatile memory, and a decoding unit that decodes a code word being the result of the majority decision and corrects an error.

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  • TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Asami, Shohei Yokohama, JP 26 133
Hida, Toshikatsu Yokohama, JP 130 1565
Kojima, Yoshihisa Kawasaki, JP 152 1104
Suzuki, Riki Yokohama, JP 62 265
Tadokoro, Mitsunori Fujisawa, JP 42 283

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