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ECC control apparatus

US7516371B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 27, 2004
Grant dateApr 7, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 7, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/1068
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An ECC control apparatus is to be connected between a host and a memory. The apparatus comprises a first input/output circuit, a detecting circuit, a code-generating circuit, a code-inserting circuit, a second input/output circuit. The first input/output circuit inputs and outputs data to and from the host. The detecting circuit detects a protected-data region and a redundant region of write data input to the first input/output circuit and having a predetermined data length. The code-generating circuit generates an error-correction code for correcting errors in data stored in the protected-data region. The code-inserting circuit inserts the error-correction code in the redundant region. The second input/output circuit inputs and outputs data to and from the memory.

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