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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2007
Applicant:
Ikuo Yamaguchi, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Ikuo Yamaguchi, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
MegaChips Corporation, Osaka-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory device includes a storage unit having a decryption key storage section that stores key information for decryption and a data storage section that stores to-be-read data requested from the exterior, and a decryption control unit capable of decrypting an externally input encrypted read instruction and address based on the key information stored in the decryption key storage section, and causing data corresponding to the decrypted read instruction and address to be output from the data storage section. The decryption key storage section is composed of arrays of a flash memory.