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Bank selector circuit for a simultaneous operation flash memory device with a flexible bank partition architecture

US6275894A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 23, 1998
Grant dateAug 14, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/08
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A bank selector circuit for a simultaneous operation flash memory device with a flexible bank partition architecture comprises a memory boundary option 18, a bank selector encoder 2 coupled to receive a memory partition indicator signal from the memory boundary option 18, and a bank selector decoder 3 coupled to receive a bank selector code from the bank selector encoder 2. The decoder 3, upon receiving a memory address, outputs a bank selector output signal to point the memory address to either a lower memory bank or an upper memory bank in the simultaneous operation flash memory device, in dependence upon the selected memory partition boundary.

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