Serial programming mode for non-volatile memory

Details Serial programming mode for non-volatile memory Serial programming mode for non-volatile memory

1997-05-16

1999-10-12

Chan, Eddie P.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

711154, 712 37, G11C 1600, G06F 906

Patent

active

059667230

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for storing a value in a non-volatile memory device is disclosed. The non-volatile memory device includes a plurality of address pins for concurrently receiving the respective bits of an address value while the non-volatile memory device is in a parallel interface mode. In response to one or more signals, the non-volatile memory device is transitioned to a serial interface mode to enable a serial input. A sequence of bits is received in the non-volatile memory device via the serial input. The first portion of the sequence of bits represents a store command and a second portion of the sequence of bits represents a data value. The data value represented by the second portion of the sequence of bits is then stored in the non-volatile memory device in response to the store command represented by the first portion of the sequence of bits.

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