Concurrently searching multiple devices of a non-volatile semiconductor memory
US8683113B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 4, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0246
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A non-volatile semiconductor memory is disclosed comprising N memory devices each comprising a plurality of blocks, wherein each block comprises a plurality of memory segments accessed through an address. A searched is performed by issuing a read command for each of the N memory devices, wherein an address of each read command is separated by a distance determined in response to the search range of addresses and N, and the search range of addresses is greater than N. Data read from at least one of the memory devices is evaluated to determine whether the search has finished.
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