SYSTEM AND MEMORY WITH CONFIGURABLE ERROR-CORRECTION CODE (ECC) DATA PROTECTION AND RELATED METHODS: abstract simplified (18322997)

The abstract describes a system error-correction code function for a memory apparatus. The apparatus includes a memory with two portions, a first portion and a second portion. In the first mode, the memory stores and outputs data in both portions. The first portion is addressed by a first address, and the second portion is addressed by a second address. In the second mode, the memory receives error-correction code (ECC) data from a host via a non-data connection. The data is stored in the first portion of the memory array, and the ECC data is stored in the second portion based on the first address.