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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Khaled Fekih-romdhane, Burlington, VT (US);
Peter Chlumecky, Hinesburg, VT (US);
Inventors:
Khaled Fekih-Romdhane, Burlington, VT (US);
Peter Chlumecky, Hinesburg, VT (US);
Assignee:
Qimonda AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes a memory array and an error correction code (ECC) circuit configured to provide a first signal indicating whether data read from the memory array has been corrected by the ECC circuit. The integrated circuit includes a mimic circuit configured to provide a second signal indicating whether the first signal is valid and a counter configured to increment in response to the second signal indicating the first signal is valid and the first signal indicating an error.