Static information storage and retrieval – Floating gate – Particular connection
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-01
2007-05-01
Phung, Anh (Department: 2824)
Static information storage and retrieval
Floating gate
Particular connection
C365S189040, C711S103000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11026549
ABSTRACT:
The invention describes the method for regrouping data read from multi-sector pages inside a memory chip. As a result, garbage collection operation time greatly reduces and overall system performance increases. Architectural features include the ability to selectively transfer individual data sectors of a page between on-chip registers and the ability to realign data sectors within a register.
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Nguyen Dang
Parsons Hsue & de Runtz LLP
Phung Anh
SanDisk Corporation
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