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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
May. 24, 2010
Nam-jong Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Ho-cheol Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyoung-hwan Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Hyong-ryol Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Hyo-joo Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Nam-Jong Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Ho-Cheol Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyoung-Hwan Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Hyong-Ryol Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Hyo-Joo Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A multi-port semiconductor memory device having variable access paths and a method therefor are provided. The semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of input/output ports; a memory array divided into a plurality of memory areas; and a select control unit to variably control access paths between the memory areas and the input/output ports so that each memory area is accessed through at least one of the input/output ports.