Patent ID: 8055857

Claim:
A method for operating a memory device, wherein the memory device has a first memory area and a second memory area, the method comprising: applying a write command to the memory device for a write access to the first memory area; storing write information in an input buffer of the memory device; establishing a write connection between the input buffer and the first memory area for transferring the write information from the input buffer to the first memory area; applying a read command to the memory device for a read access to the second memory area; disconnecting the write connection after a first period of time after applying the read command; and establishing a read connection between the second memory area and an output buffer of the memory device for transferring read information from the second memory area to the output buffer, the read connection being established after a second period of time after applying the read command and subsequent to disconnecting the write connection, wherein the read connection is maintained while all read information, for the read command, is outputted from the second memory area to the output buffer.