DE19980545T1 - Verbesserte kompakte Flash-Speicherkarte und -Schnittstelle - Google Patents

Verbesserte kompakte Flash-Speicherkarte und -Schnittstelle

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DE19980545T1
DE19980545T1 DE19980545T DE19980545T DE19980545T1 DE 19980545 T1 DE19980545 T1 DE 19980545T1 DE 19980545 T DE19980545 T DE 19980545T DE 19980545 T DE19980545 T DE 19980545T DE 19980545 T1 DE19980545 T1 DE 19980545T1
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Pedro Estakhri
Mahmud Assar
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Micron Technology Inc
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11CSTATIC STORES
    • G11C7/00Arrangements for writing information into, or reading information out from, a digital store
    • G11C7/10Input/output [I/O] data interface arrangements, e.g. I/O data control circuits, I/O data buffers
    • G11C7/1015Read-write modes for single port memories, i.e. having either a random port or a serial port
    • G11C7/1045Read-write mode select circuits
    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06FELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F13/00Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units
    • G06F13/38Information transfer, e.g. on bus
    • G06F13/40Bus structure
    • G06F13/4063Device-to-bus coupling
    • G06F13/4068Electrical coupling
    • G06F13/4081Live connection to bus, e.g. hot-plugging
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11CSTATIC STORES
    • G11C7/00Arrangements for writing information into, or reading information out from, a digital store
    • G11C7/20Memory cell initialisation circuits, e.g. when powering up or down, memory clear, latent image memory
DE19980545.8T 1998-03-02 1999-03-02 CompactFlash Speicherkarte und automatisches Konfigurationsverfahren Expired - Fee Related DE19980545B4 (de)

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US09/034,173 US6182162B1 (en) 1998-03-02 1998-03-02 Externally coupled compact flash memory card that configures itself one of a plurality of appropriate operating protocol modes of a host computer
PCT/US1999/004634 WO1999045461A2 (en) 1998-03-02 1999-03-02 Improved compact flash memory card and interface

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