Nonvolatile writeable memory with program suspend command

Details Nonvolatile writeable memory with program suspend command Nonvolatile writeable memory with program suspend command

1996-09-20

2000-11-14

Etienne, Ario

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Interrupt processing

710269, 710 47, 711103, 711218, G06F 1324

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061483605

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus suspend a program operation in a nonvolatile writeable memory. The nonvolatile writeable memory includes a memory array, a command register and memory array control circuitry. The command register decodes a program suspend command and provides a suspend signal as an output. The memory array control circuitry is coupled to receive the suspend signal from the command register. The memory array control circuitry performs a program operation in which data is written to the memory array. The memory array control circuitry suspends the program operation upon receiving the suspend signal.

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