TW326533B - Flash memory card - Google Patents

Flash memory card

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TW326533B
TW326533B TW086110149A TW86110149A TW326533B TW 326533 B TW326533 B TW 326533B TW 086110149 A TW086110149 A TW 086110149A TW 86110149 A TW86110149 A TW 86110149A TW 326533 B TW326533 B TW 326533B
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Prior art keywords
flash memory
memory card
host computer
previous
card
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TW086110149A
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Inventor
Shuichi Kikuchi
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Tokyo Electron Co Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F12/00—Accessing, addressing or allocating within memory systems or architectures
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C29/00—Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
    • G11C29/70—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring
    • G11C29/76—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring using address translation or modifications
    • G11C29/765—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring using address translation or modifications in solid state disks
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/006—Identification
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K19/00—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
    • G06K19/06—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
    • G06K19/067—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
    • G06K19/07—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/06—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
    • G11C16/10—Programming or data input circuits
    • G11C16/20—Initialising; Data preset; Chip identification
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/06—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
    • G11C16/22—Safety or protection circuits preventing unauthorised or accidental access to memory cells
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C29/00—Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
    • G11C29/70—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring
    • G11C29/74—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring using duplex memories, i.e. using dual copies
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/07—Responding to the occurrence of a fault, e.g. fault tolerance
    • G06F11/08—Error detection or correction by redundancy in data representation, e.g. by using checking codes
    • G06F11/10—Adding special bits or symbols to the coded information, e.g. parity check, casting out 9's or 11's
    • G06F11/1008—Adding special bits or symbols to the coded information, e.g. parity check, casting out 9's or 11's in individual solid state devices
    • G06F11/1068—Adding special bits or symbols to the coded information, e.g. parity check, casting out 9's or 11's in individual solid state devices in sector programmable memories, e.g. flash disk
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/30—Monitoring
    • G06F11/32—Monitoring with visual or acoustical indication of the functioning of the machine
    • G06F11/324—Display of status information
    • G06F11/325—Display of status information by lamps or LED's
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C29/00—Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
    • G11C29/70—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring
    • G11C29/78—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring using programmable devices
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EP (1) EP0912939B1 (zh)
JP (1) JP3538202B2 (zh)
KR (1) KR20000067864A (zh)
DE (1) DE69706991T2 (zh)
TW (1) TW326533B (zh)
WO (1) WO1998003915A2 (zh)

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JP3538202B2 (ja) 2004-06-14
WO1998003915A2 (en) 1998-01-29
DE69706991T2 (de) 2002-04-25
DE69706991D1 (de) 2001-10-31
KR20000067864A (ko) 2000-11-25
WO1998003915A3 (en) 1998-03-12
EP0912939A2 (en) 1999-05-06
JP2001503166A (ja) 2001-03-06
US6226202B1 (en) 2001-05-01

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