Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Address formation – Address mapping
Patent
1997-04-15
1999-10-05
Chan, Eddie P.
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Address formation
Address mapping
711103, 711206, 711209, G06F 1200
Patent
active
059639830
ABSTRACT:
An improved external semiconductor memory device having a work memory for storing logical address-physical address conversion information. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a semiconductor memory device, which is connected to a host computer system and can be addressed as predetermined sector units, comprises: (a) a data storage having a nonvolatile memory that can be electrically rewritten; (b) an interface connected to the host computer system for receiving an access request; (c) volatile work memory; (d) first table preparating means for preparing a first table in the volatile work memory, by the page which consists of a plurality of sectors, for converting the requested logical sector address into a physical sector address among a physical memory space of the data storage; (e) second table preparation means for preparing a second table in the volatile work memory, by the unit which consists of a plurality of pages, for converting a logical page numbers addressed by the access request into a physical page numbers among a physical memory space of the data storage; (f) second access control means for, in response to an access request from the host computer system, referring to the second table for a unit to which the designated logical sector address belongs in order to acquire a corresponding physical page number; (g) first access control means for, in response to an access request from the host computer system, referring to the first table for a physical page to which the designated logical sector address belongs in order to acquire a corresponding physical sector address; and (h) data access means for accessing the data storage in accordance with the acquired physical sector address.
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Sakakura Tohru
Sakaue Yoshinori
Chan Eddie P.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Lee Monica D.
McLean Kimberly Nicole
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