Controlling a semiconductor device
US7706186B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2216/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A semiconductor device and a control method thereof that include a memory cell array having a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells and a control circuit. The control circuit starts a first operation of the memory cells in a part of the region of the memory cell array when a first command is input, then decides whether to temporarily suspend the first operation or to reset the first operation when a second command is input, and temporarily suspends the first operation if the control circuit decides to temporarily suspend the first operation, and terminates the first operation if the control circuit decides to reset the first operation.
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