Interface for flash EEPROM memory arrays
US6279069A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flash EEPROM memory device including a plurality of blocks of flash EEPROM memory cells arranged to be accessed in rows and columns, a query memory storing data defining characteristics of the flash memory device that may be used to initialize software device drivers for accessing the device, and an interface for receiving data and commands addressed to the blocks of flash EEPROM memory cells and generating signals for affecting the purpose of the commands in the flash EEPROM memory device, the interface adapted to receive a command scaled to a range of characteristics of a particular flash EEPROM memory device and respond by returning the data stored in the query memory as output depending on characteristics of the particular flash EEPROM memory device.
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