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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2006
Chin-yi Chiang, Taipei, TW;
Chun-hua Tseng, Taipei, TW;
Chin-Yi Chiang, Taipei, TW;
Chun-Hua Tseng, Taipei, TW;
Via Technology, Inc., Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A method for driving a flash memory and flash memory apparatus thereof are provided. The flash memory apparatus comprises a flash memory controller and a flash memory. At first, a voltage level of the parameter definition pin is detected by the flash memory controller to obtain the basic configuration of the flash memory when the flash memory controller is in a reset mode. Next, a fundamental access operation is performed on the flash memory by the flash memory controller according to the basic configuration. Then, a detail configuration is read from a specific data block of the flash memory. At last, the flash memory is driven according to the basic configuration and the detail configuration of the flash memory.