Nonvolatile memory systems with embedded fast read and write memories

A nonvolatile memory system comprising:

• a nonvolatile memory for storage of digital information arranged in multiple blocks for access;
• a volatile random access memory for read and write operations coupled to said nonvolatile memory;
• wherein the volatile random access memory and nonvolatile memory are controlled by one or more controllers;
• wherein the nonvolatile memory system is coupled to a central processing unit;
• wherein each block of the nonvolatile memory for storage has one or more pages of stored data accessible through the coupled volatile random access memory;
• and
• wherein each page of a block is adapted to be substituted on the fly for any other page of a different block through address mapping;
• wherein the one or more controllers control the volatile and nonvolatile memories to:
• perform a read operation on the portion of the digital information to be read and retrieving and storing such from the given block at the associated addressable location,
• perform a read operation from the volatile memory of any portion or all of the stored digital information in the volatile memory,
• perform a write operation on any portion of the accessed read digital information from the volatile memory back to the same physical location in the volatile memory for storage therein, and
• write the digital information stored in the volatile memory back to the nonvolatile memory at a different physical location with the same associated address from which it was read.