Invention Grant
US07882405B2 Embedded architecture with serial interface for testing flash memories
有权
具有串行接口的嵌入式架构,用于测试闪存
- Patent Title: Embedded architecture with serial interface for testing flash memories
- Patent Title (中): 具有串行接口的嵌入式架构,用于测试闪存
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Application No.: US11676049Application Date: 2007-02-16
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Publication No.: US07882405B2Publication Date: 2011-02-01
- Inventor: Riccardo Riva Reggiori , Fabio Tassan Caser , Mirella Marsella , Monica Marziani
- Applicant: Riccardo Riva Reggiori , Fabio Tassan Caser , Mirella Marsella , Monica Marziani
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Atmel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Atmel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: G11C29/00
- IPC: G11C29/00 ; G11C7/00 ; G01R31/28 ; G06F11/00

Abstract:
A flash memory device includes a flash memory array, a set of non-volatile redundancy registers, a serial interface, and testing logic coupled to the serial interface, the testing logic configured to accept a set of serial commands from an external tester; erase the array; program the array with a test pattern; read the array and compare the results with expected results to identify errors; determine whether the errors can be repaired by substituting a redundant row or column of the array, and if so, generate redundancy information; and program the redundancy information into the non-volatile redundancy registers.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080201623A1 EMBEDDED ARCHITECTURE WITH SERIAL INTERFACE FOR TESTING FLASH MEMORIES Public/Granted day:2008-08-21
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