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Memory device having programmable access protection and method of operating the same

US5974500A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 14, 1997
Grant dateOct 26, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 14, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY04S40/20
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A memory device comprises a memory array having corresponding first access control bits to control access thereto. A second set of access control bits is provided to control write access to the first access control bits. The memory array is divided into memory blocks, each block having a corresponding access control bit. At least one such block is further subdivided into pages, each page having a corresponding control bit.

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