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2004-03-03

2009-12-22

Tran, Denise (Department: 2189)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Addressing combined with specific memory configuration or...

For multiple memory modules

C711S143000, C711S104000, C365S230030

Reexamination Certificate

active

07636808

ABSTRACT:
A semiconductor device employs a SESO memory or a phase change memory which has a smaller memory cell area than SRAM. The semiconductor device has a plurality of memory banks each composed of the SESO or phase change memories, and a cache memory which has a number of ways equal to the ratio of a write speed (m) to a read speed (n). The semiconductor device controls the cache memory such that a write back operation is not repeated on the same memory bank.

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