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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles W. Brown, Folsom, CA (US);
Peter K. Hazen, Auburn, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/604 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/604 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for preempting an operation in a nonvolatile writeable memory is performed using a pin. Preempting an operation is accomplished by either suspending the operation or by aborting the operation. Once an operation is suspended in the nonvolatile writeable memory, other operations can then be performed. Subsequently the suspended operation may be resumed.