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Method and device for processing an erase counter

US9466377B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Infineon Technologies AG · DE

Inventors

Rex Kho · Holzkirchen, DE
Mathew Neal · Glückstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 26, 2014
Grant date	Oct 11, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 1, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11C16/3495
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A embodiment relates to a method for processing an erase counter comprising erase counter fields, the method comprising the steps of (i) determining an unused erase counter field; (ii) writing a selection code and an address information in the unused erase counter field, wherein the selection code and the address information are combined to determine at least one physical address of a memory.

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