Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for increasing yield in a memory device
- Patent Title (中): 用于增加存储器件中的产量的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12295518Application Date: 2008-01-30
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Publication No.: US07940594B2Publication Date: 2011-05-10
- Inventor: Richard Bruce Dell , Ross A. Kohler , Richard J. McPartland , Hai Quang Pham , Wayne E. Werner
- Applicant: Richard Bruce Dell , Ross A. Kohler , Richard J. McPartland , Hai Quang Pham , Wayne E. Werner
- Applicant Address: US PA Allentown
- Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
- Current Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Allentown
- Agency: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2008/052454 WO 20080130
- International Announcement: WO2009/096957 WO 20090806
- Main IPC: G11C5/14
- IPC: G11C5/14

Abstract:
An electronic circuit includes multiple circuit elements arranged into multiple distinct subdivisions, each subdivision having a separate voltage supply connection for conveying power to the subdivision. The electronic circuit further includes a controller including multiple outputs, each of the outputs being connected to a corresponding one of the voltage supply connections. When a given one of the subdivisions does not include a weak circuit element, the controller supplies a first voltage level to the given subdivision via the corresponding voltage supply connection. When the given subdivision includes at least one weak circuit element, the controller is operative to supply at least a second voltage level to the given subdivision via the corresponding voltage supply connection, the second voltage level being greater than the first voltage level.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100238751A1 Method and Apparatus for Increasing Yield in a Memory Device Public/Granted day:2010-09-23
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