Data stripes and addressing for flash memory devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8724401
APP PUB NO 20110075490A1
SERIAL NO

12568729

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Data stripes and addressing for flash memory devices are provided. Flash memory devices illustratively have a plurality of programmable devices that are capable of simultaneously storing data. A plurality of erasure blocks are within each of the programmable devices, and each erasure block has pages of transistors. The flash memory devices are logically organized as a plurality of stripes. Each stripe has a height and a width. In an embodiment, the stripe height is greater than one page. In another embodiment, the stripe width is less than all of the programmable devices within the flash memory device.

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  • SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC

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Feldman, Timothy Richard Louisville, US 28 470
Friendshuh, Luke William Elko, US 3 67
Gaertner, Mark Allen Vadnais Heights, US 71 2850
Haines, Jonathan Williams Boulder, US 33 622

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