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Offline draeath

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generic flash question
« on: January 06, 2008, 07:51:12 PM »
Does reading from a flash chip impact the chip's lifespan? I know they have limited write-cycles...
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Offline yapper

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Re: generic flash question
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2008, 08:21:24 PM »
Typically a manufacturer specifies a limit on the erase/write cycles of a part, and the read cycle is not specified with a limit. This implies that read cycles have little or no impact.
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Re: generic flash question
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2008, 03:11:41 PM »
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This implies that read cycles have little or no impact.

That's what I needed! thanks!
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