Patent ID: 9633713
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: G06F,G11C

Claim:
1. A method of operating a memory device, the method comprising: receiving a first command and first additional information associated therewith, the first command including a first portion and a second portion, the first additional information including a third portion and a fourth portion; and receiving a second command and second additional information associated therewith, the second command including a fifth portion and a sixth portion, the second additional information including a seventh portion and an eighth portion, wherein receiving the first command and the first additional information comprises: receiving the first portion of the first command and the third portion of the first additional information substantially simultaneously with each other at a first timing; receiving the fourth portion of the first additional information at a second timing that is different from the first timing; and receiving the second portion of the first command at one of the first and second timings, wherein receiving the second command and the second additional information comprises: receiving the fifth portion of the second command and the seventh portion of the second additional information substantially simultaneously with each other at a third timing; receiving the eighth portion of the second additional information at a fourth timing that is different from the third timing; and receiving the sixth portion of the second command at one of the third and fourth timings, and wherein a logic state of the first portion of the first command and a logic state of the fifth portion of the second command are the same, wherein a logic state of the second portion of the first command and a logic state of the sixth portion of the second command are different.