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Column redundancy circuit and method of semiconductor memory device

US5621691A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 1995
Grant dateApr 15, 1997
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C29/806
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A column redundancy circuit and method of a semiconductor memory device. The column redundancy circuit comprises a programming element for programming a repair column address; a comparing element for comparing the programmed repair column address with a column address inputted from outside to thereby generate a redundancy enable control signal according to result of the comparison; a decoding element for decoding the repair column address signal to thereby generate a decoding signal; and a redundancy column select element for compounding the decoding signal and a data input signal to thereby enable a redundancy column select signal.

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