Title:
SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE FOR BYTE-BASED MASKING OPERATION AND METHOD OF GENERATING PARITY DATA
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008198330
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a semiconductor memory device for byte-based masking operation, and a method of generating parity data.
The memory cell array 310 stores normal data and parity data. The ECC engine 350 calculates the parity data using the normal data including a first area that is to be updated and a second area that is to be saved by the masking operation in a masking mode for masking operation.
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Inventors:
PARK BOK-GUE
KANG UK-SONG
RHEE SANG-JAE
KANG UK-SONG
RHEE SANG-JAE
Application Number:
JP2007340268A
Publication Date:
August 28, 2008
Filing Date:
December 28, 2007
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
International Classes:
G11C29/42; G06F12/16
Domestic Patent References:
JPH09180496A | 1997-07-11 | |||
JP2003085996A | 2003-03-20 | |||
JPS6376194A | 1988-04-06 | |||
JP2005327437A | 2005-11-24 | |||
JPS62214599A | 1987-09-21 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hatta International Patent Corporation