FLASH MEMORY AND ITS USAGE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flash memory and its usage. SOLUTION: The usage of the flash memory comprises: (a) a step for providing a single chip flash memory; (b) a step for formatting the above flash memory and surely marking a block unable to store data to a defective block; (c) a step for...

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Main Authors CHEN HORACE, PUA KHEIN-SENG
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.11.2007
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
INFORMATION STORAGE
PHYSICS
STATIC STORES
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flash memory and its usage. SOLUTION: The usage of the flash memory comprises: (a) a step for providing a single chip flash memory; (b) a step for formatting the above flash memory and surely marking a block unable to store data to a defective block; (c) a step for calculating a capacity of an available storage device in the flash memory, which does not include the defective block; and (d) a step for dividing the available storage device into the first and second storage devices having different capacities. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20060112094