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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2020
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Hans Van Antwerpen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Cliff Zitlaw, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephan Rosner, Campbell, CA (US);
Yoav Yogev, Mazkeret Batya, IL;
Sandeep Krishnegowda, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Steven Wilson, Fremont, CA (US);
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A device can include a plurality of regions, each region including a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells: a permission store configured to store a set of permission values, including at least one permission value for each region in a nonvolatile fashion; and access control circuits configured to control access to each region according to the permission value for the region, including one or more of requiring authentication to access the region, encrypting data read from the region, and decrypting data for storage in the region. Related methods and systems are also disclosed.