Static information storage and retrieval – Floating gate – Particular biasing
Reexamination Certificate
2009-06-25
2010-06-22
Le, Thong Q (Department: 2827)
Static information storage and retrieval
Floating gate
Particular biasing
C365S185290, C365S194000, C365S191000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07742344
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are an apparatus, method, and computer readable medium configured for performing a background erase in a memory device. Included is the act of receiving at least one erase command and at least one erasable block address for the memory device. Also included is the act of asserting a background-process-busy flag after receiving the at least one erase command and the at least one erasable block address. At least one block in the memory associated with the at least one erasable block address is erased, wherein the erasing occurs at a time delay after receiving the at least one erase command if a background enable flag is asserted. Finally, the background-process-busy flag is negated after the erasing is complete.
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Le Thong Q
Micro)n Technology, Inc.
TraskBritt
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