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Patent US7970987 - Partial block data programming and reading operations in a non-volatile memory - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsData in less than all of the pages of a non-volatile memory block are updated by programming the new data in unused pages of either the same or another block. In order to prevent having to copy unchanged pages of data into the new block, or to program flags into superceded pages of data, the pages of...http://www.google.com/patents/US7970987?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7970987 - Partial block data programming and reading operations in a non-volatile memoryAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7970987 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/900,397Publication dateJun 28, 2011Filing dateOct 7, 2010Priority dateJan 19, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1290021C, CN1514971A, CN1924830A, CN1924831A, CN100485641C, CN100485642C, DE60211653D1, DE60211653T2, EP1352394A2, EP1352394B1, EP1645964A2, EP1645964A3, EP1653323A2, EP1653323A3, EP1653323B1, US6763424, US6968421, US7657702, US7818490, US8316177, US20020099904, US20040210708, US20060031627, US20090150601, US20110029724, US20110258386, WO2002058074A2, WO2002058074A3, WO2002058074A9Publication number12900397, 900397, US 7970987 B2, US 7970987B2, US-B2-7970987, US7970987 B2, US7970987B2InventorsKevin M. ConleyOriginal AssigneeSandisk CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (93), Non-Patent Citations (65), Referenced by (2), Classifications (16), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPartial block data programming and reading operations in a non-volatile memory
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