Read-only memory and operational control method thereof
US7441165B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2029/0405
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A read-only memory (ROM) and a related method for controlling operations of the ROM are disclosed. A built-in self-test (BIST) circuit of the ROM verifies system data stored in a system area of a plurality of memory cells of the ROM according to verification data stored in a verification area of the memory cells of the ROM.
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