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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/10 (2006.01); G06F 9/38 (2018.01); G06F 9/445 (2018.01); G11C 7/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/1006 (2013.01); G06F 9/3806 (2013.01); G06F 9/44505 (2013.01); G11C 7/1045 (2013.01); G11C 7/1057 (2013.01); G11C 7/1084 (2013.01); G11C 7/222 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory device supporting multi-address read operations improves throughput on a bi-directional serial port. The device includes a memory array and an input/output port having an input mode and an output mode. The input/output port has at least one signal line used alternately in both the input and output modes. A controller includes logic configured to execute a multi-address read operation in response to receiving a read command on the input/output port, the multi-address read operation including receiving a first address and a second address using the at least one signal line before outputting data.