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Flash memory device and refresh method thereof

US7697359B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 6, 2007
Grant dateApr 13, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/406
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for refreshing a flash memory device includes providing first and second refresh fields that include a plurality of memory blocks, and determining, when there is a request for a refresh, a condition of a memory block to be refreshed in accordance with which of the first and second refresh fields includes the memory block to be refreshed.

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