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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
May. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Peter Smith, Midlothian, GB;
Sergey Gorobets, Edinburgh, GB;
Inventors:
Peter Smith, Midlothian, GB;
Sergey Gorobets, Edinburgh, GB;
Assignee:
SanDisk Technologies Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory unit has a busy control system that includes a busy control register that may be written by a controller. The contents of the busy control register determine whether a signal is sent from the memory unit to the controller and, if so, which of a plurality of signals is sent. A signal may automatically be sent from a selected memory unit and masked from an unselected unit.