Method using multiple erasing processes to increase using times of a flash memory
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Jul 23, 2002
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May 29, 2001
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Mar 9, 2001
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The present invention provides a method of erasing data in a flash memory. The flash memory has a number of memory units for storing data. The method has involves repeatedly performing an erasing process along a first erasing route to erase data stored in each memory unit, and if after a predetermined number of erasing times, data in each memory unit is not completely erased, a second erasing route to perform the erasing process is utilized.
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