Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Circuits and methods for processing memory redundancy data
- Patent Title (中): 用于处理存储器冗余数据的电路和方法
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Application No.: US12534150Application Date: 2009-08-02
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Publication No.: US08281190B2Publication Date: 2012-10-02
- Inventor: Rosalee Gunderson , Dale Beucler , Louise A. Koss
- Applicant: Rosalee Gunderson , Dale Beucler , Louise A. Koss
- Applicant Address: SG Singapore
- Assignee: Avago Technologies Enterprise IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Avago Technologies Enterprise IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: SG Singapore
- Main IPC: G11C29/00
- IPC: G11C29/00 ; G06F11/00 ; G01R31/28

Abstract:
An interface processes memory redundancy data on an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) with self-repairing random access memory (RAM) devices. The interface includes a state machine, a counter, and an array of registers. The state machine is coupled to a redundancy chain. The redundancy chain includes coupled redundant elements of respective memory elements on the ASIC. In a shift-in mode, the interface shifts data from each of the elements in the redundancy chain and compresses the data in the array of registers. The interface communicates with a test access port coupled to one or more eFuse devices to store and retrieve the compressed data. In a shift-out mode, the interface decompresses the data stored in the array of registers and shifts the decompressed data to each unit in the redundancy chain. The interface functions absent knowledge of the number, bit size and type of self-repairing RAM devices in the redundancy chain.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110029813A1 CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING MEMORY REDUNDANCY DATA Public/Granted day:2011-02-03
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