Patent ID: 9646717
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G01R,G06F,G11C

Claim:
1. A non-volatile memory device integrated in a semiconductor chip, the non-volatile memory device comprising: at least one input terminal configured to receive a plurality of measure instructions for obtaining a plurality of numerical measure values for time functional parameters, each corresponding to one of a plurality of memory operations; processing circuitry configured to enable execution of a given one of the plurality of memory operations in response to a corresponding one of the plurality of measure instructions, the execution of the given memory operation generating a corresponding result; a memory integrated in the semiconductor chip; control circuitry integrated in the semiconductor chip and configured to cooperate with said memory to provide at least one time signal, different from the corresponding result, relating to the execution of each memory operation; measuring circuitry integrated in the semiconductor chip and configured to determine the corresponding numerical measure value for a given time functional parameter based upon the at least one time signal of the selected memory operation, the at least one time signal comprising a start signal to be asserted based upon starting of the execution of the given memory operation, a stop signal to be asserted based upon a stop of the execution of the memory operation, and a synchronization signal, said measuring circuitry comprising at least one output terminal coupled to said measuring circuitry and configured to provide the corresponding numerical measure value without providing the corresponding result generated from the given memory operation.