发明名称 Method for saving data in the event of unwanted interruptions in the programming cycle of a nonvolatile memory, and a nonvolatile memory
摘要 A method for saving and restoring data in the event of unwanted interruption of programming, the control logic unit of the memory controls writing of the data that would otherwise be lost and its address, in an appropriate backup memory location. To this end, the backup memory location is maintained erased, such as to allow immediate writing of the data and its address, in case of interruption of programming. To guarantee functioning even in the absence of an external supply, appropriate charge accumulators are provided, which can guarantee availability of a write-only cycle. As soon as a voltage drop is detected, the operations in progress are interrupted, and the backup operations for the data being programmed are activated; when the memory is switched on again, it is verified whether an interruption of the writing cycle has previously occurred, and thus the data saved can be recovered into the main memory.
申请公布号 US6115313(A) 申请公布日期 2000.09.05
申请号 US19990302231 申请日期 1999.04.29
申请人 STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 发明人 PIO, FEDERICO
分类号 G11C5/14;G11C16/10;(IPC1-7):G11C7/00 主分类号 G11C5/14
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