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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Terry L. Kendall, Diamond Springs, CA (US);
Richard P. Garner, Cameron Park, CA (US);
James W. Bridgewater, Folsom, CA (US);
Deborah L. See, Placerville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/50 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/50 ;
Abstract
The present invention is in the field of flash memory. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention can enhance an interface of a flash memory device by increasing the number of operations performed per transmission from a media management system. Further, some embodiments of the invention are designed to interface the flash memory device and media management controller via an interconnection attachment and/or driver common to a second type of data storage device, such as a hard drive.