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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Daejeon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/14 (2006.01); G06F 7/58 (2006.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G09C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G06F 7/58 (2013.01); G06F 7/588 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G09C 1/00 (2013.01); H04L 9/3278 (2013.01); G11C 16/0408 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling the operation of flash memory are provided. The apparatus for controlling the operation of flash memory includes a control unit and a voltage adjustment unit. The control unit outputs a control signal adapted to change one or more of the program, erase and read voltage conditions for the flash memory to the voltage adjustment unit in response to the input of a PUF mode selection signal. The voltage adjustment unit changes the one or more of the program, erase and read voltage conditions for the flash memory in response to the input of the control signal.