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Redundancy roll call technique

US4567580A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 29, 1983
Grant dateJan 28, 1986
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C29/835
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disabling circuit 71 responsive to a control signal 81 generated by applying to an IC pin 86 a signal outside the range of normal operating voltages of the device 16. The disabling circuit 71 grounds the output of are dundant address decoder such as 31 to disable a spare element 37 of the device 16, allowing identification of repaired elements.

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