Author Topic: What is the functional difference between parallel flash and parallel EEPROM?  (Read 707 times)

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Offline alank2Topic starter

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What is the functional difference between parallel flash and parallel EEPROM?
 

Offline langwadt

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usually if you need to change a byte in flash you need to erase a whole sector, in eeprom you can change a single byte
 

Offline jackthomson41

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Flash memory, also known as flash storage, is a type of nonvolatile memory that erases data in units called blocks and rewrites data at the byte level. Normally used for storing code.

EEPROM is also a non-volatile memory, data will remain intact even it's powered off. Normally routine data is saved in EEPROM. Btw I am talking about Microcontrollers.
« Last Edit: March 10, 2021, 01:06:02 am by jackthomson41 »
 

Offline MosherIV

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Another difference is the memory size of flash and eeprom.
Flash will generally be larger than eeprom.
Fash is available in Mega Bytes (MB)
Eeprom is available in KiloBytes (KB)
« Last Edit: November 01, 2019, 07:45:21 am by MosherIV »
 


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