Access method for a NAND flash memory chip, and corresponding NAND flash memory chip

In the access method for a memory chip, particularly for a NAND flash memory chip, the memory access is dependent upon what type of memory chip is used. In this case, the method is intended to support various types of memory chip. According to the inventive method, data are first read from the memory chip which contain a memory-chip-typical information item for the access to the memory chip. The subsequent access to the memory chip is performed using the memory-chip-typical information item contained in the data.