Memory devices having special mode access using a serial message
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1. A memory device comprising a register, a memory array, and a serial interface controller configured to receive and operate using a serial message to access the register that controls operation of the memory array by storing bits, the serial message having a format that comprises:
- a command field of the serial message configured to enable the serial interface controller to access the register, wherein the command field of the serial message comprises a command that the serial interface controller is configured to interpret as enabling write access to a special mode enable register of the memory device;
a register address field of the serial message immediately following the command field indicating an address of the register, wherein the address of the register is configured to identify the special mode enable register; and
a data field of the serial message immediately following the register address field, wherein the data field comprises data to be written into the special mode enable register that is configured, when written into the special mode enable register, to cause the memory device to operate according to a special mode of operation.
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Abstract
A memory device includes a serial interface controller that receives and operates using a serial message having a format that includes a command field of the serial message. The format also includes a register address field of the serial message immediately following the command field. The format further includes a data field of the serial message immediately following the register address field.
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1. A memory device comprising a register, a memory array, and a serial interface controller configured to receive and operate using a serial message to access the register that controls operation of the memory array by storing bits, the serial message having a format that comprises:
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a command field of the serial message configured to enable the serial interface controller to access the register, wherein the command field of the serial message comprises a command that the serial interface controller is configured to interpret as enabling write access to a special mode enable register of the memory device; a register address field of the serial message immediately following the command field indicating an address of the register, wherein the address of the register is configured to identify the special mode enable register; and a data field of the serial message immediately following the register address field, wherein the data field comprises data to be written into the special mode enable register that is configured, when written into the special mode enable register, to cause the memory device to operate according to a special mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A memory device, comprising:
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a serial interface controller; a register coupled to the serial interface controller; and a memory array coupled to the serial interface controller, wherein the serial interface controller is configured to receive and operate using a serial message comprising a command field configured to enable the serial interface controller to access the register, a register address field immediately following the command field indicating an address of the register, and a data field immediately following the register address field to access the register that controls operation of the memory array by storing bits, wherein the serial interface controller is configured to write data of the data field into a special mode enable register to cause the memory device to operate according to a special mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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