Using a processor to program a semiconductor memory
US7099985B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/102
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A memory programmer may be coupled through a first processor and a physical interface to a semiconductor memory to be programmed. The interface may be the same interface that allows two separate processors in a multiprocessor memory to communicate with one another in one embodiment. Thus, an independent memory bus coupled directly to the memory components to be programmed may be eliminated, reducing form factor, decreasing costs, and increasing manufacturing throughput in some embodiments of the present invention.
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