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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tetsuji Takeguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Haruo Shoji, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/00 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device which can reduce a time required for a write-protection setting operation when a plurality of blocks are to be write-protected. A write area of the semiconductor memory device is divided into a predetermined number of blocks each of which is rewritable on an individual block basis. Write-protection information is simultaneously provided to a plurality of blocks that are arbitrarily designated from among the predetermined number of blocks so that the plurality of blocks are simultaneously subjected to the write-protection setting operation.