US 12,384,624 B2
Storage device and control method
Yasuhito Yoshimizu, Mie (JP); Takashi Fukushima, Mie (JP); Tatsuro Hitomi, Kanagawa (JP); Arata Inoue, Kanagawa (JP); Masayuki Miura, Mie (JP); Shinichi Kanno, Tokyo (JP); Toshio Fujisawa, Kanagawa (JP); Keisuke Nakatsuka, Hyogo (JP); and Tomoya Sanuki, Mie (JP)
Assigned to Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/694,532.
Application 17/694,532 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2019/044931, filed on Nov. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0204270 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. B65G 1/137 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 1/1373 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage device comprising:
a control apparatus configured to write data to or read data from a storage medium that includes a plurality of non-volatile memory chips; and
a stocker configured to store a plurality of the storage media that are detached from the control apparatus, wherein
the control apparatus includes a first temperature control system configured to raise temperature of the storage medium to a first temperature or higher, and
the stocker includes a second temperature control system configured to cool the storage medium to a second temperature or lower, the second temperature being lower than the first temperature.