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7082490 |
Method and system for enhancing the endurance of memory cells
An integrated circuit device includes a plurality of non-volatile memory cells associated with a plurality of flag cells storing managing data. The managing data of the flag cells forms a data set....
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7082510 |
Storage device employing a flash memory
A semiconductor disk wherein a flash memory into which data is rewritten in block unit is employed as a storage medium, the semiconductor disk including a data memory in which file data are stored,...
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7082512 |
Dynamic data structures for tracking file system free space in a flash memory device
One or more secondary data structures are maintained containing mappings of logical flash memory addresses to physical flash memory addresses. Each secondary data structure has a predetermined...
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7080227 |
Information processing apparatus
An information processing apparatus for allowing a memory to be added thereto while being powered. The apparatus comprises a processor, a first main memory initially connected, and a connecting...
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7080232 |
Free sector manager for data stored in flash memory devices
A flash driver tracks data stored in a flash memory device through the use of logical-to-physical sector mapping. The mapping is stored in a data structure and allows data to be written into the...
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7080205 |
Arrangement and method for reducing the processing time of a data processing device
The invention herein pertains to a data processing device ( 1 ) with a processor ( 2 ) and a memory ( 3 ). The memory ( 3 ) comprises a first memory sector ( 4 ) and a second memory sector ( 6 ), a...
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7080193 |
Flash memory with accessible page during write
A synchronous flash memory includes an array of non-volatile memory cells. The memory array is arranged in rows and columns, and can be further arranged in addressable blocks. Data communication...
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7080203 |
Serial EEPROM for volume identification and drive specific information storage in a hard disk drive library
A method and apparatus for providing, in an automated data storage system having a plurality of removable data storage devices, independent memory devices associated with and physically attached to...
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7080192 |
File storage and erasure in flash memory
A non-volatile, multi-bit-per-cell, Flash memory uses a storage process and/or architecture that is not sector-based. A data block can be stored without unused storage cells remaining in the last...
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7080226 |
Field programmable gate array (FPGA) configuration data path for module communication
Data is transferred on a field programmable gate array (FPGA) by (1) retrieving a first set of data from a first block RAM column of a configuration memory of the FPGA, (2) storing the first set of...
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7076598 |
Pipeline accessing method to a large block memory
A pipeline accessing method to a large block memory is described. The large block flash memory has a plurality of pages and each page has a plurality of sectors. The memory device has a controller...
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7076599 |
Transactional file system for flash memory
A transactional file system developed to function with flash memory is described. The file system provides for efficient storage of file system meta-information, performs robust transaction...
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7076623 |
Information update count managing method, information update count managing apparatus, contents usage count managing method, and content usage count storing apparatus
The present invention provides an information update count managing method, including: a write step of writing pieces of information in a predetermined order in an information storage area...
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7073014 |
Synchronous non-volatile memory system
A computer system comprises a memory controller and a synchronous non-volatile memory device coupled to the memory controller via a main memory bus. The synchronous non-volatile memory device has...
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7073015 |
Information storage apparatus
According to the present invention, there is provided an information storage apparatus having a non-volatile memory device in which a data erase block is larger than a data write block, the...
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7073017 |
Efficient update of firmware in a disk-type storage device
The storage control system reads out new-version firmware from a newly installed new disk type storage device to a region in the cache memory, shared memory, or a maintenance terminal. Old-version...
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7069371 |
Motherboard having a non-volatile memory which is reprogrammable through a video display port and a non-volatile memory switchable between two communication protocols
A motherboard of a computer system has a video display port, a reprogrammable non-volatile memory, a controller for the non-volatile memory, and a graphics controller circuit for outputting video...
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7069370 |
USB memory storage apparatus with integrated circuit in a connector
An integrated semiconductor memory device for use within an integrated USB memory apparatus has a controller, a flash memory in communication with the controller, a USB interface circuit in...
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7065689 |
Diagonal testing method for flash memories
The present invention discloses a diagonal testing method for flash memories. The testing method regards the flash memory as several squares, and executes in the direction from top to bottom and...
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7065608 |
Apparatus for recording data and method for writing data to flash memory
The present invention provides an apparatus for recording data, including a storage unit ( 4 ) for reading out management information stored in the flash memory ( 2 ) to store read out management...
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7065607 |
System and method for implementing a counter
A counter is provided which can be implemented in flash memory allowing longer life through fewer erasures. The counter is incremented using a method that minimizes bit transitions from 1 to 0. In...
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7062585 |
Memory card for integrating the USB interface and an adaptor for the memory card
A memory card integrating functions of the USB interface includes a memory chip inside a main body. A SD or MS control interface, a USB control interface, a controller, and a storage memory are...
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7062630 |
Storing device for writing data onto a plurality of installed storing mediums, storing control method for the storing device, and program thereof
A storing device can reduce the frequency of the saving operation at a step of rewriting data on the storing mediums. Where q is a size of all the data to write in storing mediums, m is the number...
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7062602 |
Method for reading data in a write-once memory device using a write-many file system
The preferred embodiments described herein provide a method for reading data in a write-once memory device using a write-many file system. In one preferred embodiment, data traffic between a data...
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7062600 |
Apparatus and method of controlling information process system of mobile terminal apparatus using flash memory
An apparatus and a method of controlling an information process system of a mobile apparatus using a flash memory. The information process system controlling the mobile apparatus has a main memory...
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7062619 |
Mass storage device architecture and operation
A mass storage device comprising at least one array of memory cells, at least one data path unit in communication with the at least one array, the at least one data path unit comprising a master...
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7058755 |
EEPROM emulation in flash memory
An efficient emulation of EEPROM employing flash memory employs a fixed location for an address pointer in flash memory and such that an erase operation is required only once every nth update where...
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7058754 |
Nonvolatile memory device capable of simultaneous erase and program of different blocks
An integrated circuit memory device has a memory array which is partitioned into a plurality of blocks. Each block has an associated row decoder. Each block has a plurality of local bit lines...
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7054991 |
Method for controlling non-volatile semiconductor memory system
In a memory system using a storage medium, which is inserted into an electronic apparatus via a connector to add a memory function thereto, the storage medium has a GROUND terminal, a power supply...
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7054990 |
External storage device using non-volatile semiconductor memory
The external storage device according to the present invention which uses a non-volatile semiconductor memory such as a flash memory is provided with plural areas which store user data, and...
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7054992 |
Synchronous flash memory with non-volatile mode register
A synchronous flash memory includes an array of non-volatile memory cells. The memory device has a package configuration that is compatible with an SDRAM. The memory device performs memory access...
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7051178 |
Burst write in a non-volatile memory device
A synchronous flash memory has been described that includes an array of non-volatile memory cells. The memory device has a package configuration that is compatible with an SDRAM. The synchronous...
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7051160 |
Software management systems and methods for automotive computing devices
Methods and systems for operating automotive computing devices are described. In one embodiment, an automotive computing device is provided having a processor, volatile memory, non-volatile memory,...
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7051157 |
Memory device with applications software for releasable connection to a host computer
There is disclosed a memory device that is releasably connectable to a computer, and which contains at least one applications software package and associated data. Upon connection to the computer,...
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7046574 |
Memory system
A memory system having a semiconductor storage device divided into plural areas, in which information becomes accessible by specifying an absolute physical address, and a control section for...
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7047352 |
Fail-safe method of updating a multiple FPGA configuration data storage system
Structure and method for updating a system that includes a memory and a programmable logic device (PLD) retains a default PLD configuration in the memory while a new configuration is being stored...
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7047128 |
Chipped engine control unit system having copy protected and selectable multiple control programs
The present invention discloses a method for preventing a control program written in a first engine control unit (ECU) from running in a second ECU, comprising obtaining an ID number from the first...
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7043602 |
Diskarray system
A diskarray system includes a disk device for storing write data received from a computer, a cache memory, and a controller for controlling input and output of data to and from the disk device. The...
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7039754 |
Detachably mounted removable data storage device
A removable memory card detachably mounted to a host device. The memory card includes a non-volatile semiconductor memory in which data recorded in the memory is erased as a block of a...
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7039780 |
Digital camera memory system
A data storage system that is adapted for storing image data in digital cameras comprises a temporary data storage circuit coupled, in use, to receive image data from the camera, and a permanent...
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7039781 |
Flash memory apparatus and method for merging stored data items
A flash memory system is disclosed. The flash memory system includes a flash memory comprising more than one physical block and more than one page, where each page can be in an enabled state, a...
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7039759 |
Portable data storage device
A portable data storage device ( 10 ) includes a universal serial bus (USB) coupling device ( 1 ) and an interface device ( 2 ) is coupled to the USB coupling device ( 1 ). The portable data...
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7035965 |
Flash memory with data decompression
A processing system allows data downloads from a non-volatile memory to volatile memory. The non-volatile memory device includes a decompression engine to decompress the data prior to storing in...
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7035964 |
Method and device for securing data when altering the storage contents of control units
Methods of securing the erasing and/or programming or reprogramming of data and/or programs in a memory of a computer, in particular a control unit in a motor vehicle, are described. In...
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7036004 |
Power up initialization for memory
An improved Flash memory device with a synchronous interface has been detailed that enhances initialization of the Flash memory device. In the prior art, initialization of synchronous Flash memory...
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7036005 |
Method and apparatus for modifying the contents of revision identification register
An embodiment for modifying the contents of a revision identification register includes a revision identification register that is both readable and writable (the contents of the revision...
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7035987 |
Managing storage in processor-based systems
The same storage may be utilized to store both persistent and dynamic data in a processor-based system. In some embodiments, the storage may be a phase change memory. When data is to be stored, the...
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7035966 |
Processing system with direct memory transfer
A processing system allows direct data downloads from a non-volatile memory to a volatile memory. During a power-up operation, the volatile memory requests a direct transfer of data from the...
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7035993 |
Flash memory data access method and configuration employing logical-to-virtual and virtual-to-physical sector mapping
A flash memory configuration and access method having a particular conversion method that uses the page or the sector in each flash memory block instead of the block that is commonly used as the...
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7032081 |
System and method for enabling non-volatile memory to execute code while operating as a data storage/processing device
A system and method for enabling concurrent usage of non-volatile memory for code execution and data storage/processing, comprising a hardware mechanism that can support automatic suspend and...
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