摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a memory controller for extending the retention period of the data of a flash memory, and for reducing the erasure frequency of the block of a flash memory, and for extending the lifetime of the flash memory. <P>SOLUTION: This electronic equipment is provided with: a non-volatile storage part for storing data; a power supply part for supplying a power to the storage part and a processor; an update date storage part for storing the update date of data when the above mentioned data are written in the storage part; and a clock part for measuring a date, and configured to, when power supply is stopped by the power supply part, and a difference between the date of the clock part and the date of the update date storage part exceeds a prescribed threshold, write the above mentioned data in the storage part, and to stop the power supply afterwards. Thus, it is possible to extend the data retention period of the storage part in a non-interruptible state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |