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 that can communicate with a host through data and non-data connections. The memory is divided into two portions, and in the first mode, it can store and output data in both portions. Each portion is addressable by a different address. In the second mode, the memory can receive error-correction code (ECC) data from the host through the non-data connection. The data is stored in the first portion of the memory, while the ECC data is stored in the second portion based on the first address.