Memory device
US8929165B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2029/4402
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A memory device including: a memory cell array including normal memory cells and spare memory cells arranged in rows and columns including normal columns including the normal memory cells and at least one spare column including spare memory cells, a segment match determining circuit configured to compare a segment address with row address information corresponding to a failed segment and to generate a load control signal, and a column match determining circuit configured to compare column address information corresponding to a failed column in response to the load control signal with a column address and to generate a column address replacement control signal, wherein the memory cells connected to fail columns of the fail segment are replaced with memory cells connected to columns of the spare memory cells in response to the column address replacement control signal.
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