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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2005
Applicants:
Osamu Nagano, Tokyo, JP;
Isamu Nakajima, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Osamu Nagano, Tokyo, JP;
Isamu Nakajima, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Spansion LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A flash memory is arranged to notice the state inside the flash memory to the outside for supporting a garbage collection. The flash memory includes a state information generator and an output unit. The state information generator generates state information that indicates a state of each user area for noticing it to the outside. The output unit outputs the state information to the outside for noticing the state inside the flash memory to the outside.
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Nagano, Osamu. (2009). Flash memory and method for controlling the memory (U.S. Patent No. 7487286). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7487286
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