Integrated circuit memory with verification unit which resets an

Details Integrated circuit memory with verification unit which resets an Integrated circuit memory with verification unit which resets an

1994-06-13

1997-02-11

Ellis, Richard L.

G06F 1200

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056030002

ABSTRACT:
A low-power secure memory in which block move operations are performed without extensive write operations. A translation register holds a set of pointers which affect the address decoding. By changing the values in this special register, the logical addresses of the physical SRAM cell locations in the memory array (or arrays) to be changed without performing any write operations in the array. This avoids the charge consumption which would otherwise be required for charging and discharging bitlines as the memory cells are read and written to.
The chip of the preferred embodiment includes a scratchpad memory as well as multiple secure memories (multiple "subkeys"). The Move Block command can transfer a block of data from the Scratch Pad directly into the corresponding block location within a secure subkey, or can replace the entire contents of a secure subkey partition (including the ID and Password fields) with the entire contents of the Scratch Pad. For security purposes, the user must issue the correct Password of the subkey which is to receive the data from the Scratch Pad, and after a block has been moved from the Scratch Pad to the secure subkey, the portion of the Scratch Pad in question is erased.

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