DALE ELBERT
Marriage and Family Therapists at 3 St, Lincoln, CA

5267218, Nov 30, 1993

Mar 31, 1992

7/861378

Dale K. Elbert - Kelsey CA

Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA

G11C 1300

365226

A nonvolatile memory card is described. The nonvolatile memory card includes a plurality of memories arranged in an array. Each of the plurality memories includes memory cells that are electrically programmable and electrically erasable. Each of the plurality of memories requires a device power supply voltage and a reprogramming voltage. The memory card also includes the device power supply input for receiving a power supply voltage for the memory card, and voltage conversion means coupled to receive the device power supply voltage at the power supply input for providing the device power supply voltage to the plurality of memories and for generating the reprogramming voltage for erasing and programming the plurality of memories. The voltage conversion means further includes (1) a charge pump coupled to the power supply input for generating the reprogramming voltage for erasing and programming the plurality of memories, and (2) a control logic coupled to the charge pump for allowing the charge pump to generate the reprogramming voltage. The control logic causes the charge pump not to generate the reprogramming voltage when the memory card does not require a reprogramming operation in order to protect data integrity of the memory card.