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Method of managing a multi-bit-cell flash memory

  • US 20060004952A1
  • Filed: 08/08/2005
  • Published: 01/05/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing a flash memory, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) reserving at least one cell of the flash memory to use as a flag cell to represent a value of a number N of bits of data to store in each of a plurality of other cells of a block of the flash memory;

    (b) selecting a value of N from among at least three candidate values of N; and

    (c) programming said at least one flag cell to represent said selected value of N.

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