IP Library Granted Patent US 8,949,504
Granted Patent B2
US 8,949,504 · App. 13/621,493 · Granted Feb 3, 2015

Memory devices and memory control methods with ISP code

Inventors: Wei-Lun Yan (Tainan, TW); Chun-Yi Lo (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,949,504
App. No.
13/621,493
Granted
Feb 3, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A memory device is provided, including a first memory die, a second memory die and a controller. The first memory die has a first system block. The second memory die has a second system block. The controller is coupled to the first and second memory dies through a chip enable lane in order to write the same in-system programming codes (ISP codes) to the first and second system blocks, in which, when the memory device is turned on, the controller reads the ISP code from the first system block or the second system block.

Claims (18)

1. A memory device, comprising

a first memory die, having a first system block;

a second memory die, having a second system block; and

a controller, coupled to the first and second memory dies through a chip enable lane in order to write the same in-system programming codes (ISP codes) to the first and second system blocks, wherein, when the memory device is turned on, the controller reads the ISP code from the first system block or the second system block.

2. The memory device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, when the memory device has been turned on, the memory device operates in a first mode.

3. The memory device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein, when the controller has obtained the ISP code, the memory device switches to a second mode from the first mode.

4. The memory device as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising:

a non-volatile memory, coupled to the controller, and having a read-only memory (ROM) code, wherein, when the memory device operates in the second mode, the controller executes data access according to the ISP code and the ROM code.

5. The memory device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the memory device operates in the first mode when the memory device has been restarted.

6. A memory control method, suitable for a memory device having a controller and first and second memory dies respectively having first and second system blocks, comprising

writing the same in-system programming codes (ISP codes) to the first and second system blocks; and

reading the ISP code from the first system block or the second system block through a chip enable lane by the controller when the memory device is turned on.

7. The memory control method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein, when the memory device is turned on, the memory device operates in a first mode.

8. The memory control method as claimed in claim 7 , comprising:

switching the memory device from the first mode to a second mode when the controller has obtained the ISP code.

9. The memory control method as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising:

executing data access according to the ISP code and a read-only memory (ROM) code stored in a non-volatile memory when the memory device operates in the second mode, wherein the non-volatile memory is disposed in the memory device.

10. The memory control method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the memory device operates in the first mode when the memory device has been restarted.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2012
From: YAN, WEI-LUN; LO, CHUN-YI
To: SILICON MOTION, INC.
Reel/Frame 028970/0916 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 101124172 A · Jul 5, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140013063A1 · Jan 9, 2014