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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dongsheng Xing, Fremont, CA (US);
Simpson (ShinChu) Tao, San Jose, CA (US);
Frank (Fong-Long) Lin, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., , CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36518511 ; 36518533 ; 36518523 ;
Abstract
A non-volatile memory device has a plurality of blocks each of which can be erased simultaneously. Each block has a plurality of sectors. A status byte comprising of non-volatile memory cells is associated with each sector. A status circuit receives signals stored in each of the status bytes and generates a status signal indicative of the status of the block.