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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2000
Applicants:
Sébastien Zink, Aix en Provence, FR;
Bruno Leconte, Rousset, FR;
Paola Cavaleri, Rousset, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.A., Gentilly, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1206 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated circuit memory includes a FLASH memory including a circuit for recording a word presented on its input without the possibility of recording simultaneously several words in parallel. The integrated circuit memory may include a buffer memory with a sufficient capacity to store a plurality of words, the output of which is coupled to the input of the FLASH memory. A circuit is also included for recording into the buffer memory a series of words to be recorded into the FLASH memory and recording into the FLASH memory the words first recorded into the buffer memory.