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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Proton World International N.v., Zaventem, BE;
Inventors:
Ronny Van Keer, Hoeilaart, BE;
Youssef Ahssini, Vilvoorde, BE;
Assignee:
PROTON WORLD INTERNATIONAL N.V., Diegem, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/14 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/14 (2013.01); G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G11C 16/345 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of updating a counter in a flash memory includes a first phase where a set of values capable of being taken by the counter are programmed in at least one page of the flash memory. A second phase of updating the counter programs a state zero in the flash memory each time the counter is incremented/decremented.