Semiconductor memory device

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2005-10-18

2005-10-18

Lamarre, Guy (Department: 2133)

Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery

Pulse or data error handling

Digital data error correction

C714S767000, C714S785000, C714S777000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06957378

ABSTRACT:
A semiconductor memory device is disclosed which comprises a cell array including a normal data section used for normal data write and read and a parity data section used for check data write and read, the check data being for execution of error check of data as read out of the normal data section, a data buffer for temporal stage of read data from the cell array and write data into the cell array, and an ECC circuit for generating the check data to be stored in the parity data section from write data as input during data writing, and for performing error check and correction of data read out of the normal section based on the data read out of the normal data section and the check data read out of said parity data section during data reading. N-bit parallel data transfer is performed between the data buffer and normal data section whereas m-bit parallel data transfer is done between the data buffer and external input/output terminals (where m and n are integers satisfying m<n).

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