JP4023811B2 - メモリシステム - Google Patents
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- メモリセルのアレイと、
該メモリセルのアレイのメモリセルに書き込むように構成された書込み回路と、
データを受信し、前記メモリセルのアレイ中の障害パターンに一致するコード化された受信データを供給し、前記メモリセルのアレイの前記障害パターンの障害アドレスに前記コード化された受信データを書き込むために前記書込み回路を制御するよう構成された制御回路であって、前記障害パターンは、前記メモリセルのアレイの障害マップに格納され、前記コード化された受信データが前記メモリセルのアレイの前記障害パターンの前記障害アドレスに書き込まれると、前記障害マップの使用された書き込み済みの障害アドレスをマークするものである制御回路と
を含んでなるメモリシステム。 - 前記制御回路は、前記受信データと、再構成された受信データと、数学演算によりコード化された前記受信データと、反転された前記受信データと、畳み込み処理された前記受信データとを含むグループのうちの少なくとも1つを含む、コード化された受信データを提供するよう構成されている請求項1に記載のメモリシステム。
- 前記制御回路は、コード化情報を含む前記コード化された受信データを前記メモリセルのアレイの前記障害パターンの前記障害アドレスに書き込む前記書込み回路に、該コード化情報を提供するよう構成されている請求項1に記載のメモリシステム。
- 前記制御回路は、前記受信データを書き込むための書込みアドレスを受信し、前記コード化された受信データを前記障害アドレスに書き込むように前記書込み回路を制御し、前記書込みアドレスが前記障害アドレスに一致することを示すためにアドレスマップに書き込むように構成されている請求項1に記載のメモリシステム。
- 前記メモリセルのアレイの前記メモリセルを読み出すように構成された読出し回路を含んでおり、前記制御回路は、読出しアドレスを受信し、該読出しアドレスと対応する障害アドレスとを調べ、前記メモリセルのアレイの該対応する障害アドレスにおいて読み出すように前記読出し回路を制御し、前記メモリセルのアレイからコード化情報を含む前記コード化された受信データを受信し、該コード化情報を使用して前記コード化された受信データをデコードして前記受信データを取得するよう構成されている請求項1に記載のメモリシステム。
- データを受信するステップと、
該受信したデータを、前記メモリのあるセクションにあるハード障害に一致させるステップであって、前記受信データが前記ハード障害にどのように一致したかを示すコード化情報を提供するものである、一致させるステップと、
該コード化情報を前記メモリへと書き込むステップと、
書込みアドレスを受信するステップと、
一致した前記受信データを、前記メモリにおける前記セクションの位置を示す障害アドレスに書き込むステップであって、前記ハード障害の障害パターンは、前記メモリセルのアレイの障害マップに格納され、前記コード化された受信データが前記メモリセルのアレイの前記障害パターンの前記障害アドレスに書き込まれると、前記障害マップの使用された書き込み済みの障害アドレスをマークするものである、書込むステップと
前記書込みアドレスが前記障害アドレスに対応することを示すようにアドレスマップに書き込むステップと
を含んでなる、メモリにデータを格納する方法 - 読出しアドレスを受信するステップと、
アドレスマップにおいて、該読出しアドレスと対応するアドレスとを調べるステップと、
一致した前記受信データを取得するために、前記対応するアドレスにおいて前記メモリを読み出すステップと、
コード化情報を読み出すステップと、
前記受信データを取得するために、該コード化情報を使用して、一致した前記受信データをデコードするステップと
を含む請求項6に記載の方法。
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