Method and apparatus for repair of memory by redundancy
US5502674A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C29/832
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of, and apparatus for, decoupling a defective or otherwise non-operational memory block from the power lines of a memory device is disclosed. Defects which cause excessive current consumption in defective memory blocks can be repaired through this approach. Mass-production yields can be improved significantly.
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