Memory device having a controller to enable and disable mode control circuitry of the controller
US9965208B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 22, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/0483
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Configurable operating mode memory devices are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a memory device is configurable into one or more operating modes. An array of memory cells can be allocated into one or more partitions where each partition is associated only with a particular mode of operation. In at least one other embodiment, a memory device is configured to store user data in a portion of a memory array and to store data corresponding to a logical function associated with a different operating mode of the memory device in a different portion of the memory array.
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