Patents Represented by Attorney Richard L. Limbach & Limbach LLP Yin
  • Patent number: 5982665
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory device has a plurality of blocks each of which can be erased simultaneously. Each block has a plurality of sectors. A status byte comprising of non-volatile memory cells is associated with each sector. A status circuit receives signals stored in each of the status bytes and generates a status signal indicative of the status of the block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Dongsheng Xing, Simpson (ShinChu) Tao, Frank (Fong-Long) Lin