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Repair circuit and repair method of semiconductor apparatus

US8514641B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 2010
Grant dateAug 20, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C29/702
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A repair circuit of a semiconductor apparatus includes a plurality of through-silicon vias including repeated sets of one repair through-silicon via and an M number of normal through-silicon vias; a transmission unit configured to multiplex input data at a first multiplexing rate based on control signals, and transmit the multiplexed data to the plurality of through-silicon vias; a reception unit configured to multiplex signals transmitted through the plurality of through-silicon vias at a second multiplexing rate based on the control signals, and generate output data; and a control signal generation unit configured to generate sets of the control signals based on an input number of a test signal.

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