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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1996
Joel James Walukas, Cary, NC (US);
Ericsson Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus interleaves flash memory programming with E,ROM memory programming. In exemplary embodiments, the E,ROM accepts data in units of pages, whereas the flash memory accepts data in units of pages or individual bytes. As such, a first exemplary technique interleaves page-write E,ROM programming with page-write flash memory programming. A second exemplary technique interleaves page-write E,ROM programming with byte-write flash memory programming. Portions of the E,ROM programming are performed in parallel with portions of the flash memory programming, thereby expediting overall programming time (compared to performing E,ROM and flash memory programming in serial fashion).