DE69842097D1 - Ausrichtung von einer clusteradresse zu blockadressen in einem nicht-flüchtigen halbleiter-massenspeicher - Google Patents

Ausrichtung von einer clusteradresse zu blockadressen in einem nicht-flüchtigen halbleiter-massenspeicher

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DE69842097D1
DE69842097D1 DE69842097T DE69842097T DE69842097D1 DE 69842097 D1 DE69842097 D1 DE 69842097D1 DE 69842097 T DE69842097 T DE 69842097T DE 69842097 T DE69842097 T DE 69842097T DE 69842097 D1 DE69842097 D1 DE 69842097D1
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Petro Estakhri
Berhau Iman
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DE69842097T 1997-11-24 1998-11-24 Ausrichtung von einer clusteradresse zu blockadressen in einem nicht-flüchtigen halbleiter-massenspeicher Expired - Lifetime DE69842097D1 (de)

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US08/976,557 US6125435A (en) 1995-09-13 1997-11-24 Alignment of cluster address to block addresses within a semiconductor non-volatile mass storage memory
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