IP Library Granted Patent US 11,442,853
Granted Patent B2
US 11,442,853 · App. 17/066,906 · Granted Sep 13, 2022

Controlling method of a memory card

Inventors: Takashi Wakutsu (Kamakura, JP); Shuichi Sakurai (Yokohama, JP); Kuniaki Ito (Funabashi, JP); Yasufumi Tsumagari (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,442,853
App. No.
17/066,906
Granted
Sep 13, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, controller, memory, wireless communication function section, and extension register. The controller controls the nonvolatile semiconductor memory device. The memory is serving as a work area of the controller. The wireless communication module has a wireless communication function. The extension register is provided in the memory. The controller processes a first command to read data from the extension register, and a second command to write data to the extension register. The extension register records, an information specifying the type of the wireless communication function in a specific page, and an address information indicating a region on the extension register to which the wireless communication function is assigned.

Claims (17)

1. A controlling method of a memory card,

the memory card comprising: a nonvolatile semiconductor memory; a controller configured to control the nonvolatile semiconductor memory; a memory serving as a work area of the controller; a wireless communication module having a wireless communication function; and an extension register to be provided in the memory and including a plurality of pages, wherein each of the plurality of pages has a data length defining the wireless communication function,

the method comprising:

processing a first command to read data from the extension register, and a second command to write data to the extension register; and

recording an information specifying the type of the wireless communication function in a specific page, and an address information indicating a region on the extension register to which the wireless communication function is assigned;

wherein the extension register, to which the wireless communication function is assigned, comprises:

a first register which indicates the wireless communication function to support;

a second register for writing a third command to perform a wireless communication;

a third register for reading a processing state of the third command; and

a fourth register for reading an execution result of the third command.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first command is a command to read data from the extension register in unit of a page, and

the second command is a command to write data to the extension register in a unit of a page.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first command, the second command, and the third command include a register select indicating a page in the extension register and an offset indicating a position of data in the selected page.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first command, the second command, and the third command include an information indicating the data length.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the extension register includes a data port for writing the third command and an argument.

6. The method according to claim 1 , Wherein the extension register includes a data port for acquiring a response as an execution result of the third command.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 20, 2022
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION; K.K. PANGEA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058785/0124 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 20, 2022
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058785/0197 →