Static information storage and retrieval – Floating gate – Particular connection
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-16
2011-08-16
Nguyen, Tan T. (Department: 2827)
Static information storage and retrieval
Floating gate
Particular connection
C365S230030
Reexamination Certificate
active
08000144
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus, system, and computer-implemented method for controlling data transfer between a plurality of serial data link interfaces and a plurality of memory banks in a semiconductor memory is disclosed. In one example, a flash memory device with multiple links and memory banks, where the links are independent of the banks, is disclosed. The flash memory devices may be cascaded in a daisy-chain configuration using echo signal lines to serially communicate between memory devices. In addition, a virtual multiple link configuration is described wherein a single link is used to emulate multiple links.
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Kim Jin-Ki
Pyeon Hong Beom
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Hung Shin
Mosaid Technologies Incorporated
Nguyen Tan T.
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