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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2015
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A memory device includes a memory array and a logic unit communicatively coupled to the memory array. The memory array includes a plurality of pages for storing array data and a plurality of extra arrays respectively corresponding to the plurality of pages for storing extra data. The logic unit is configured to receive a read instruction, and perform a read operation in a first access mode or in a second access mode. In the first access mode, the logic unit sequentially reads out the array data stored in the plurality of pages. In the second access mode, the logic unit sequentially reads out the array data stored in the plurality of pages and the extra data stored in the plurality of extra arrays.