The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2002
Akimasa Niwa, Toyoake, JP;
Takuya Harada, Kariya, JP;
Takayuki Aono, Toyoake, JP;
Shuji Agatsuma, Toyohashi, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A memory control apparatus for controlling the operation of a memory array in a serial memory employs a command control section for registering the bits of an instruction which is received as an externally supplied set of serial data in conjunction with a corresponding series of cycles of a clock signal, with each set of serial data formatted as a command data portion preceded by a start bit, whereby the shifting of the start bit into the MSB stage of the shift register is detected and used to terminate supplying the clock signal to the shift register, thereby eliminating the use of a counter circuit. Any additional clock signal cycle following shifting of the start bit into the MSB stage of the shift register is detected, so that operating errors caused by noise in the received clock signal can be reliably eliminated.