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Mask write enablement for memory devices which permits selective masked enablement of plural segments

US5907512A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 1993
Grant dateMay 25, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C7/1078
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A Mask Write mode for a semiconductor memory responds to an enable command. This permits a by-four chip to provide parity information for four sectors of memory. The invention allows the latching of mask data on a rising edge of CAS so that new mask data can be entered in Page Mode.

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