Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reducing the format time for bit alterable memories
- Patent Title (中): 减少位可变存储器的格式时间
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Application No.: US11605572Application Date: 2006-11-29
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Publication No.: US07831762B2Publication Date: 2010-11-09
- Inventor: Cheng Zheng
- Applicant: Cheng Zheng
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Trop, Pruner & Hu, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F12/00
- IPC: G06F12/00 ; G11C16/04 ; G11C13/04

Abstract:
In bit alterable memories, a particular header of a particular block may be programmed to a particular code to indicate that the block is to be considered empty. This saves the time of resetting all the bits in both the header and the data section of the block.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080123441A1 Reducing the format time for bit alterable memories Public/Granted day:2008-05-29
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