WO2003012647A1 - Appareil a memoire flash et procede de fusion de donnees stockees dans celle-ci - Google Patents

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WO2003012647A1
WO2003012647A1 PCT/JP2002/007456 JP0207456W WO03012647A1 WO 2003012647 A1 WO2003012647 A1 WO 2003012647A1 JP 0207456 W JP0207456 W JP 0207456W WO 03012647 A1 WO03012647 A1 WO 03012647A1
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Kazuya Iwata
Shigekazu Kogita
Akio Takeuchi
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Priority to EP02749352A priority patent/EP1413959A4/en
Priority to KR10-2004-7000299A priority patent/KR20040023643A/ko
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    • G11C16/00Erasable programmable read-only memories
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    • G06F12/023Free address space management
    • G06F12/0238Memory management in non-volatile memory, e.g. resistive RAM or ferroelectric memory
    • G06F12/0246Memory management in non-volatile memory, e.g. resistive RAM or ferroelectric memory in block erasable memory, e.g. flash memory
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    • G11CSTATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/06Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
    • G11C16/10Programming or data input circuits
    • G11C16/102External programming circuits, e.g. EPROM programmers; In-circuit programming or reprogramming; EPROM emulators
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S707/99952Coherency, e.g. same view to multiple users
    • Y10S707/99953Recoverability
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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US10/481,921 US7039781B2 (en) 2001-07-27 2002-07-23 Flash memory apparatus and method for merging stored data items
CA002452441A CA2452441A1 (en) 2001-07-27 2002-07-23 Flash memory system and method for merging the stored data items
EP02749352A EP1413959A4 (en) 2001-07-27 2002-07-23 FLASH MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMBINING DATA STORED THEREIN
KR10-2004-7000299A KR20040023643A (ko) 2001-07-27 2002-07-23 플래시 메모리장치 및 그것에 기억된 데이터의 머지방법

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JP2001228497A JP4812192B2 (ja) 2001-07-27 2001-07-27 フラッシュメモリ装置、及び、それに記憶されたデータのマージ方法

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