Invention Application
- Patent Title: Logic partitioning of a nonvolatile memory array
- Patent Title (中): 非易失性存储器阵列的逻辑分区
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Application No.: US09817804Application Date: 2001-03-26
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Publication No.: US20010036115A1Publication Date: 2001-11-01
- Inventor: Alessandro Rocchi , Marco Bisio , Marco Pasotti , Pier Luigi Rolandi
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.I.
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.I.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.I.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Priority: EP00830228.3 20000328
- Main IPC: G11C007/00
- IPC: G11C007/00

Abstract:
A FLASH memory is organized in a plurality of physical sectors which may be split into a plurality of singularly addressable logic sectors. Each logic sector may include a memory space of a predetermined size and a chain pointer assuming a neutral value or a value pointing to a second logic sector associated with a respective chain pointer at the neutral value. Each logic sector may also include a status indicator assuming at least one of a first value if the logic sector is empty, a second value if the data therein belongs to the logic sector, a third value if the data does not belong to the logic sector, and a fourth value if the data has been erased. Further, each logic sector may include a remap pointer assuming the neutral value or a value pointing directly or indirectly to the chain pointer of a third logic sector.
Public/Granted literature
- US06581134B2 Logic partitioning of a nonvolatile memory array Public/Granted day:2003-06-17
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