Method combining once-writeable and rewriteable information...

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2006-09-29

2010-06-01

Nguyen, Hiep T (Department: 2187)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Control technique

Reexamination Certificate

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07730270

ABSTRACT:
An information storage arrangement that combines rewriteable storage with one-time programmable (OTP) storage is managed in a manner that makes judicious use of the OTP storage. It is therefore possible to exploit the economic advantage associated with OTP storage, while also avoiding storage capacity losses that would otherwise be associated with OTP storage.

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