Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and memory devices for repairing memory cells
- Patent Title (中): 用于修复存储器单元的方法和存储器件
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Application No.: US13420468Application Date: 2012-03-14
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Publication No.: US08509016B2Publication Date: 2013-08-13
- Inventor: Aron Lunde , Seth Eichmeyer , Tim Cowles , Patrick Mullarkey
- Applicant: Aron Lunde , Seth Eichmeyer , Tim Cowles , Patrick Mullarkey
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: G11C29/00
- IPC: G11C29/00

Abstract:
Methods and memory devices for repairing memory cells are discloses, such as a memory device that includes a main array having a plurality of sections of memory cells. One such main array includes a plurality of sets of input/output lines, each of which may be coupled to a respective plurality of memory cells in each section. One such memory device also includes a redundant section of memory cells, corresponding in number to the number of memory cells in each of the sections of the main array. An addressing circuit may contain a record of, for example, sections that have been determined to be defective. The addressing circuit may receive an address and compare the received address with the record of defective sections. In the event of a match, the addressing circuit may redirect an access to memory cells corresponding to the received address to memory cells in the redundant section.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120176851A1 METHODS AND MEMORY DEVICES FOR REPAIRING MEMORY CELLS Public/Granted day:2012-07-12
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