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Memory device and method for performing a write-abort-safe firmware update

  • US 20090172252A1
  • Filed: 12/28/2007
  • Published: 07/02/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for performing a write-abort-safe firmware update on a memory device, the method comprising:

  • (a) allocating a location in a memory of a memory device for a firmware update;

    (b) writing the firmware update into the allocated location in the memory;

    (c) writing a pointer to the firmware update in a directory; and

    (d) writing a pointer to the directory in a location in the memory that is read during boot-up of the memory device.

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