Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Memory device and built-in self test method thereof
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Application No.: US16671194Application Date: 2019-11-01
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Publication No.: US11004533B2Publication Date: 2021-05-11
- Inventor: Yuji Nakaoka
- Applicant: Winbond Electronics Corp.
- Applicant Address: TW Taichung
- Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corp.
- Current Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Taichung
- Agency: JCIPRNET
- Priority: JPJP2018-211065 20181109
- Main IPC: G11C29/14
- IPC: G11C29/14 ; G11C5/14 ; G11C29/12 ; G11C7/22

Abstract:
A memory device including a self-test circuit, a memory cell array, a power voltage generator, and a redundant row address replacement circuit is provided. The self-test circuit is configured to generate a self-test data signal and a power voltage control signal. The memory cell array receives the self-test data signal and outputs a self-test failure signal. The power voltage generator generates a word line power voltage according to a power voltage control signal. The redundant row address replacement circuit receives the word line power voltage and the self-test failure signal to provide a redundant word line address to the memory cell array. The power voltage generator is configured to provide the word line power voltage in a built-in self-test (BIST) mode to be lower than the word line power voltage in a normal mode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200152285A1 MEMORY DEVICE AND BUILT-IN SELF TEST METHOD THEREOF Public/Granted day:2020-05-14
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