Memory card, nonvolatile semiconductor memory, and method of controlling semiconductor memory
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1. A nonvolatile semiconductor memory comprising:
- a storage area including of a plurality of data blocks and a management block which stores management information related to a storage medium in a lump; and
the storage area being divided into a plurality of areas and each area having a data block containing a particular page which stores information indicating whether or not the management block is present in the area.
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Abstract
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory includes a storage area including of a plurality of data blocks and a management block which stores management information related to a storage medium in a lump. The storage area is divided into a plurality of areas and each area has a data block containing a particular page which stores information indicating whether or not the management block is present in the area.
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14 Claims
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1. A nonvolatile semiconductor memory comprising:
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a storage area including of a plurality of data blocks and a management block which stores management information related to a storage medium in a lump; and the storage area being divided into a plurality of areas and each area having a data block containing a particular page which stores information indicating whether or not the management block is present in the area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A memory card comprising:
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a nonvolatile semiconductor memory having a storage area including a plurality of data blocks and a management block which stores management information related to the memory card in a lump; a controller which retrieves the management block from the storage area; the storage area in the nonvolatile semiconductor memory being divided into a plurality of areas and each area having a data block containing a particular page which stores information indicating whether or not the management block is present in the area; and the controller retrieving the management block by referencing the particular page contained in each area. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling a semiconductor memory having a storage area including a plurality of data blocks and a management block which stores management information related to a storage medium in a lump, the method comprising:
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sequentially searching individual areas constituting the storage area; referencing a particular page in a block which is not a bad block in a search target area; and determining, based on information indicated in the referenced particular page, whether or not the management block is present in an area to which the particular page belongs. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method of controlling a semiconductor memory having a storage area including a plurality of data blocks and a management block which stores management information related to a storage medium in a lump, the method comprising:
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sequentially searching individual areas constituting the storage area; if an uppermost block in a search target area is not a bad block, referencing a particular page in the uppermost block, and on the other hand, if the uppermost block in the search target area is the bad block, referencing a particular page in a block which succeeds the bad block and which is not a bad block; and determining, based on information indicated in the referenced particular page, whether or not the management block is present in an area to which the particular page belongs. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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