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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dov Moran, Kfar-Saba, IL;
Rony Levy, Tel-Aviv, IL;
David Deitcher, Ra'anana, IL;
Arie Mergui, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Amir Ban, Hamacabi, IL;
Anatoly Yurtsev, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Assignee:
M-Systems, Tel Aviv, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395430 ; 395412 ; 364280 ; 3642809 ; 3642446 ; 3642447 ; 3642463 ; 364D / ; 3642802 ;
Abstract
A flash memory system having a controller and a flash memory device for providing BIOS, operating system and user storage capabilities is described. According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, flash memory systems can be designed as integrated circuit packages which are pin compatible with conventional ROM BIOS chips so that existing systems can be readily upgraded without extensive modifications.