Block specific status information in a memory device

Details Block specific status information in a memory device Block specific status information in a memory device

1993-06-30

1994-10-04

LaRoche, Eugene R.

Static information storage and retrieval

Addressing

Plural blocks or banks

365900, 395425, G11C 700

Patent

active

053532562

ABSTRACT:
A flash memory device having a plurality of flash array blocks and a block status register circuit containing a block status register for storing a block status for each flash array block. A flash array controller circuit in the flash memory device performs program or erase operations on the flash array blocks, and maintains the block status in each block status register. An interface circuit in the flash memory device enables read access of the block status registers over a bus.

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