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Patent US8223547 - Flash EEprom system with simultaneous multiple data sector programming and ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA non-volatile memory system is formed of floating gate memory cells arranged in blocks as the smallest unit of memory cells that are erasable together. The system includes a number of features that may be implemented individually or in various cooperative combinations. One feature is the storage in...http://www.google.com/patents/US8223547?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8223547 - Flash EEprom system with simultaneous multiple data sector programming and storage of physical block characteristics in other designated blocksAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8223547 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 13/027,055Publication dateJul 17, 2012Filing dateFeb 14, 2011Priority dateFeb 17, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1437721A, CN100458674C, US6426893, US6580638, US6760255, US6996008, US7184306, US7362613, US7532511, US7646666, US7646667, US7889554, US7889590, US8503240, US8797798, US20020154543, US20030206441, US20040210709, US20060109712, US20070133284, US20080192546, US20090175080, US20090175082, US20100049910, US20100067298, US20110134696, US20120294084, US20140133234, WO2001061703A2, WO2001061703A3Publication number027055, 13027055, US 8223547 B2, US 8223547B2, US-B2-8223547, US8223547 B2, US8223547B2InventorsKevin M. Conley, John S. Mangan, Jeffrey G. CraigOriginal AssigneeSandisk CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (173), Non-Patent Citations (60), Referenced by (2), Classifications (23), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetFlash EEprom system with simultaneous multiple data sector programming and storage of physical block characteristics in other designated blocks
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