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Memory system and operation method of the same

US9990312B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 6, 2016
Grant dateJun 5, 2018
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C29/76
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A memory system includes: a plurality of memory devices, one of which includes an unrepaired defective memory cell; a control bus that is shared by the plurality of the memory devices; a plurality of data buses assigned to each of the plurality of the memory devices; and a memory controller that communicates with the plurality of the memory devices through the control bus and the plurality of the data buses, a control latency of the memory device including unrepaired defective memory cells is set differently from a control latency of the other memory devices, where the control latency is used for recognizing control signals of the control bus.

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