Method and apparatus for suspending the writing of a nonvolatile semiconductor memory with program suspend command
US5937424A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2216/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus suspend a program operation in a nonvolatile writeable memory. The nonvolatile writeable memory includes a memory array, a command register, and memory array control circuitry. The command register decodes a program suspend command and provides a suspend signal as an output. The memory array control circuitry is coupled to receive the suspend signal from the command register. The memory array control circuitry performs a program operation in which data is written to the memory array. The memory array control circuitry suspends the program operation upon receiving the suspend signal.
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