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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ken Sumitani, Tenri, JP;
Haruyasu Fukui, Yoshino-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Abeno-ku, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/00 ; G11C 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/00 ; G11C 7/00 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device comprises first and second memory sections including a plurality of memory elements, and a memory control section for allowing a data transfer operation between the first and second memory sections based on an external control command while allowing a memory operation to at least one of the first and second memory sections. At least one of the first and second memory sections include a plurality of small memory regions, and the memory control section allows each of the plurality of small memory regions to be separately and simultaneously subjected to an access operation.