Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zamfan LLP
  • Updating flash blocks
    Patent number: 6493807
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for updating memory. The contents of a first storage location in a plurality of storage locations are first copied to a second storage location in the plurality of storage locations. A signal indicating that a read operation accessing the first storage location is non-operational, is issued. The contents of the first storage location are erased. A signal indicating that a read operation accessing the first storage location is operational, is then issued.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew W. Martwick