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Semiconductor memory device with error check and correcting function

US4958352A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 4, 1988
Grant dateSep 18, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 4, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2201/88
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An EEPROM having an ECC circuit further comprises a counter circuit. The ECC circuit checks and corrects bit errors included in data read out from a memory cell array. In addition, the ECC circuit generates a predetermined signal every time it corrects a bit error. The counter circuit counts a predetermined signal generated from the ECC circuit.

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