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Self repair device and method thereof

US9508456B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 8, 2015
Grant dateNov 29, 2016
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C2029/4402
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A self repair device may include: an electrical fuse array configured to store bit information of a failed address in a fuse; an electrical fuse controller configured to store a row address or column address corresponding to a failed bit when a failure occurs, generate a repair address by comparing a failed address inputted during a test to the address stored therein, output a rupture enable signal for controlling a rupture operation of the electrical fuse array, and output row fuse set data or column fuse set data in response to the failed address; and a row/column redundancy unit configured to perform a row redundancy or column redundancy operation in response to the row fuse set data or the column fuse set data applied from the electrical fuse array.

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