IP Library Granted Patent US 7,427,031
Granted Patent B2
US 7,427,031 · App. 11/252,584 · Granted Sep 23, 2008

Semiconductor memory device

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Patent No.
US 7,427,031
App. No.
11/252,584
Granted
Sep 23, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor memory device including a flash memory and a RAM incorporating a pseudo-SRAM contained in an MCP, has an internal transfer control signal for controlling internal data transfer between the flash memory and pseudo-SRAM, and an external transfer control signal for controlling data transfer between an external CPU and pseudo-SRAM, as control signals for the pseudo-SRAM. A flash controller in the RAM controls the internal transfer control signal so as to suspend the internal data transfer between the flash memory and pseudo-SRAM when the external CPU requests access to the pseudo-SRAM during the internal data transfer.

Claims (8)

1. A semiconductor memory device comprising:

a first memory which is non-volatile; and

a second memory having a random access function, the first and second memories contained in one package, and the semiconductor memory capable of performing internal data transfer between the first and second memories,

wherein the second memory has an internal data transfer control signal that controls the internal data transfer, and an external transfer control signal that controls data transfer between an external CPU and the second memory,

the second memory incorporates a controller that controls data access to the first and second memories, and

when an access to the second memory is requested from the external CPU during the internal data transfer, the controller controls the internal transfer control signal so that the internal data transfer is suspended.

2. The semiconductor memory device according to claim 1 , wherein the memory region of the second memory is divided into plural banks.

3. The semiconductor memory device according to claim 1 , wherein the second memory is a memory having a dual port function.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 14, 2010
From: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
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