摘要:
A controller 102 and four flash memories F0 to F3 are connected by twos to two memory buses, and each flash memory is divided into two regions of substantially the same size to form a first half and a last half regions. In a four-memory configuration, a consecutive logical address specified by a host apparatus is divided into a predetermined size, and a write operation is performed in a format that repeatedly circulates through F0, F1, F2, F3 in this order. In a two-memory configuration, the write operation is performed in a format that repeatedly circulates through F00, F10, F01, F11. Thus, a controller processing is made common regardless of the number of flash memories connected to the controller.
摘要:
A read/write memory 109 is provided with a memory controller 110 so as to store address management information temporarily. A non-volatile memory access unit 106 writes user data on a non-volatile memory 111 according to a write instruction. When the user data is rewritten, an address management information controller 105 causes a physical block, which is an object to which the address management information 108 is rewritten, to be a to-be-invalid block. After completion of a series of writing process, the to-be-invalid block is turned into an invalid block and the address management information in the read/write memory 109 is rewritten on the non-volatile memory 111.
摘要:
A controller 102 and four flash memories F0 to F3 are connected by twos to two memory buses, and each flash memory is divided into two regions of substantially the same size to form a first half and a last half regions. In a four-memory configuration, a consecutive logical address specified by a host apparatus is divided into a predetermined size, and a write operation is performed in a format that repeatedly circulates through F0, F1, F2, F3 in this order. In a two-memory configuration, the write operation is performed in a format that repeatedly circulates through F00, F10, F01, F11. Thus, a controller processing is made common regardless of the number of flash memories connected to the controller.
摘要:
A memory card (1) includes a host interface (2) that transmits and receives a command and data to and from the data processor (50), a nonvolatile memory (7) that stores data, a controller (3) that controls the operation of the memory card, and a storage section (32) that stores specified management information. The management information includes retry setting information which specifies whether a retry function is executed or not when an error occurs during an operation of writing data to the nonvolatile memory. The controller (3) refers to the retry setting information in the data writing operation, and controls the data writing operation so as to disable the retry function in the event of an error in the data writing operation, when the retry setting information indicates disabling of the retry function or to enable the retry function in the event of an error in the data writing operation, when the retry setting information indicates enabling of the retry function.
摘要:
A controller 102 and four flash memories F0 to F3 are connected by twos to two memory buses, and each flash memory is divided into two regions of substantially the same size to form a first half and a last half regions. In a four-memory configuration, a consecutive logical address specified by a host apparatus is divided into a predetermined size, and a write operation is performed in a format that repeatedly circulates through F0, F1, F2, F3 in this order. In a two-memory configuration, the write operation is performed in a format that repeatedly circulates through F00, F10, F01, F11. Thus, a controller processing is made common regardless of the number of flash memories connected to the controller.
摘要:
A memory card (1) includes a host interface (2) that transmits and receives a command and data to and from the data processor (50), a nonvolatile memory (7) that stores data, a controller (3) that controls the operation of the memory card, and a storage section (32) that stores specified management information. The management information includes retry setting information which specifies whether a retry function is executed or not when an error occurs during an operation of writing data to the nonvolatile memory. The controller (3) refers to the retry setting information in the data writing operation, and controls the data writing operation so as to disable the retry function in the event of an error in the data writing operation, when the retry setting information indicates disabling of the retry function or to enable the retry function in the event of an error in the data writing operation, when the retry setting information indicates enabling of the retry function.
摘要:
A card information storage part (119) is provided in a semiconductor memory device (110) to store information of the characteristics of the semiconductor memory device (110). There is also provided a file system interface control part (120) for performing, based on the stored characteristic information, a file access suitable for the characteristics of the semiconductor memory device (110). This allows an access device (100) to perform an optimum file access via the file system interface control part (120) without awareness of the characteristics of the semiconductor memory device (110).