Nonvolatile memory with cluster-erase flash capability and solid

Details Nonvolatile memory with cluster-erase flash capability and solid Nonvolatile memory with cluster-erase flash capability and solid

1994-02-23

1995-10-10

Fears, Terrell W.

Static information storage and retrieval

Read/write circuit

Erase

36118529, G11C 1300

Patent

active

054576580

ABSTRACT:
A nonvolatile memory with cluster-erase flash capability. A cluster information sector is included in each of N clusters, the cluster information sector of each cluster being written with the sequence number assigned to the cluster so that no two clusters have the same sequence number. When erasing a given sector, a controller saves its sequence number prior to erasure. Then, when initializing a given erased sector, the controller sets its sequence number to a value greater than the current maximum sequence number. The controller writes user data to sectors other than the cluster information sector for the cluster thus initialized according to their address sequence. Accordingly, an invalid sector can be distinguished from a valid sector without using an overwrite approach.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5327383 (1994-07-01), Merchant et al.

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