Flash memory counter
US10181356B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/345
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of updating a counter in a flash memory includes a first phase where a set of values capable of being taken by the counter are programmed in at least one page of the flash memory. A second phase of updating the counter programs a state zero in the flash memory each time the counter is incremented/decremented.
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