Semiconductor memory device and method of processing data for erase operation of semiconductor memory device
US8452913B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/349
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device including a plurality of memory blocks, and an erase flag storage block storing erase flag information to indicate erase states of the plurality of memory blocks. The erase flag information can be used to monitor completion of erase operations of the memory blocks and to update erase count information of the memory blocks.
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