Flexible row redundancy system
US7093171B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C29/808
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A row redundancy system is provided for replacing faulty wordlines of a memory array having a plurality of banks. The row redundancy system includes a remote fuse bay storing at least one faulty address corresponding to a faulty wordline of the memory array; a row fuse array for storing row fuse information corresponding to at least one bank of the memory array; and a copy logic module for copying at least one faulty address stored in the remote fuse bay into the row fuse array; the copy logic module is programmed to copy the at least one faulty address into the row fuse information stored in the row fuse array corresponding to a predetermined number of banks in accordance with a selectable repair field size.
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