Re: flash memory -- no battery

["oryoki2000" <>]

Walter Knapp wrote:
> I was told that there is a small current circulating
> in the memory to maintain [the data].

Nope.  Compactflash, Memory Stick, Smart Media, Secure Digital,
and other modern flash memory formats are "non-volatile."
They do not require power to maintain data.  Search Google
for "compactflash non volatile" for many references to
manufacturers' pages describing how no power is required.

You may be confusing this with SRAM (static RAM), which
does require a tiny power source to maintain memory
contents.=20

--oryoki




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