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Mixed data encoding EEPROM system

US5504760A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 8, 1993
Grant dateApr 2, 1996
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Expiry dateNov 8, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/1008
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a mixed data encoding scheme for programming data into a flash sector of a flash EEPROM system, a method for determining which data encoding scheme has been used for programming the retrieved data involves examining whether an error correction code of the data indicates an error.

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