Method and apparatus for detecting the end of message recorded onto an array of memory elements
US5986928A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C27/005
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a method of indicating an end of message marker in a plurality of memory cells. The method includes the step of clearing a plurality of memory cells by programming the plurality of memory cells within a first predetermined voltage range to indicate an end of message. The method further includes the step of recording an input signal onto at least a portion of the plurality of memory cells within a second predetermined voltage range. The first and second predetermined voltage ranges are non-overlapping voltage ranges.
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