Device and method for monitoring operation of a flash memory
US7657699B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/2022
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flash memory device includes an array of memory cells for storing data pages, at least one buffer (e.g. a memory buffer and a cache buffer) for transferring the data pages to and from the array of memory cells and a host, and an output pin. A logic mechanism is operative to select, from among a plurality of conditions related to an operation on the array of memory cells, a condition that drives a signal being output on the output pin. A data page transfer by the host is contingent on the signal being output on the output pin.
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