K9L8G08U1A
K9G4G08U0A K9G4G08B0A
NAND Flash Technical Notes (Continued)
Erase Flow Chart
Preliminary
FLASH MEMORY
Read Flow Chart
Start
Start
Write 60h
Write 00h
Write Block Address
Write Address
Write D0h
Write 30h
Read Status Register
Read Data
I/O 6 = 1 ?
No
or R/B = 1 ?
*
No
Erase Error
Yes
I/O 0 = 0 ?
Yes
Erase Completed
ECC Generation
No
Reclaim the Error
Verify ECC
Yes
Page Read Completed
* : If erase operation results in an error, map out
the failing block and replace it with another block.
Block Replacement
{ 1st
(n-1)th
nth
(page)
Block A
an error occurs.
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Buffer memory of the controller.
Block B
{ 1st
(n-1)th
2
nth
(page)
* Step1
When an error happens in the nth page of the Block ’A’ during erase or program operation.
* Step2
Copy the data in the 1st ~ (n-1)th page to the same location of another free block. (Block ’B’)
* Step3
Then, copy the nth page data of the Block ’A’ in the buffer memory to the nth page of the Block ’B’.
* Step4
Do not erase or program to Block ’A’ by creating an ’invalid block’ table or other appropriate scheme.
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