Storage devices, flash memories, and methods of operating storage devices
US9589888B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
9References
24Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage device is provided including a flash memory, and a controller programming first bit data and second bit data into the flash memory and not backing up the first bit data when programming the first bit data and the second bit data in the same transaction and backing up the first bit data when programming the first bit data and the second bit data in different transactions, wherein the first bit data is less significant bit data than the second bit data, and each of the transactions is determined using a sync signal transmitted from a host.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.