Abstract: An apparatus for controlling operation processing in a nonvolatile memory includes an emergency request-managing unit to set values of a pre-empt flag and a status-backup flag when an operation based on an urgent request is transmitted, a status-checking unit to check the set values of the pre-empt flag and the status-backup flag, and an operation-processing unit to process the operation based on the urgent request and an operation based on a normal request according to the checked values.

Abstract: A storage apparatus using a nonvolatile memory as a cache and a mapping information recovering method for the storage apparatus are provided. The storage apparatus includes a mapping information storage module which stores in the nonvolatile memory mapping information of the nonvolatile memory and a first physical block address allocated when the mapping information is stored; a scan module which scans the first physical block address through a second physical block address allocated currently; and a mapping information recovery module which recovers the mapping information between the first physical block address and the second physical block address based on a result of the scan by the scan module.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for processing operations of a nonvolatile memory in order of priority, more particularly, an apparatus and method for processing operations of a nonvolatile memory in order of priority, the apparatus and method capable of reducing response time and preventing frequent stops and resumptions of an operation. The apparatus includes a first time calculation unit calculating the time remaining until a deadline for a second job when the second job with a higher priority than a first job is requested while a first operation is performed as the first job is executed; a second time calculation unit calculating a remaining operation time of the first operation and a remaining execution time of the second job; and a control unit determining whether to stop the first operation by comparing the times calculated by the first time calculation unit and the second time calculation unit.

Abstract: An embodiment of a data storage apparatus includes a storage medium, a flash memory buffer configured to store write data to be written in the storage medium, and a controller configured to compare the amount of unused space in the flash memory buffer to a first reference value, compare the amount of valid data in the flash memory buffer to a second reference value, and in response to the comparisons, conducts either a block reclaim operation on the flash memory buffer or a buffer flash operation to transfer valid data from the flash memory buffer to the storage medium. An embodiment of a method for managing a data storage apparatus includes determining when to perform a reclaim operation on a nonvolatile memory buffer, and performing the reclaim operation by moving data either physically or virtually within the nonvolatile memory buffer.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus for collecting garbage blocks of a nonvolatile memory according to a power state and a method of collecting the same, and more particularly, an apparatus for collecting garbage blocks of a nonvolatile memory according to a power state and a method of collecting the same, in which an amount of power consumed by a portable device can be reduced by adjusting a garbage block collection operation on the basis of the power state of the portable device. The apparatus includes a power managing unit which collects physical blocks allocated to the nonvolatile memory on the basis of the power state of a portable device.

Abstract: Provided are a storage apparatus using a non-volatile memory as a cache and a method of operating the same, in which the non-volatile memory is used as the cache so as to preserve data even when electricity is interrupted. The storage apparatus using a non-volatile memory as a cache includes a main storage medium, the non-volatile memory being used as the cache of the main storage medium and having a stationary region and a non-stationary region divided according to whether data are fixed, and a block management unit managing blocks allocated in the non-volatile memory.

Abstract: A storage apparatus using a non-volatile memory, which retains data even after power interruption, as its cache and a method of managing the same are provided. The storage apparatus includes a main storage medium, a non-volatile memory used as a cache of the main storage medium, a region of the non-volatile memory being divided into a fixed region and a non-fixed region according to whether or not data is fixed, and a block management unit managing physical blocks by means of virtual addresses, the physical blocks being allocated to the non-volatile memory.