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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1997
Filed:
May. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akihiro Yamazaki, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Takamichi Kasai, Ichikawa, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36518525 ; 36518511 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of rewriting data in a microcomputer additionally provided with a flash memory having a refresh mode, in which the data retained in an area arbitrarily specified in the flash memory is transferred to a RAM for temporary evacuation and after the data in the area has been erased, the data evacuated to the flash memory is written into the area again.