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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2001
Nobuharu Kobayashi, Sapporo, JP;
Masanobu Kawamura, Tachikawa, JP;
Toru Ishida, Tama, JP;
Masato Momii, Chitose, JP;
Naoki Fujita, Chitose, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A semiconductor device which has an internal circuit for performing a circuit operation corresponding to a signal inputted or outputted through an input/output interface circuit adapted to a serial bus. The semiconductor device has a non-volatile storage circuit for storing identification data. Internal identification data stored in the non-volatile storage circuit is compared with external identification data included in an input signal supplied through the serial bus by a comparator circuit. A control circuit is responsive to a match detecting signal generated by the comparator circuit to perform a circuit operation corresponding to an input signal subsequently supplied through the serial bus to change the internal identification data stored in the non-volatile storage circuit.