Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Memory device and memory controller and storage device including the memory device and memory controller
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Application No.: US17540535Application Date: 2021-12-02
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Publication No.: US11908535B2Publication Date: 2024-02-20
- Inventor: Jinmin Seok , Jonghwa Kim
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC
- Priority: KR 20200186779 2020.12.29
- Main IPC: G11C29/44
- IPC: G11C29/44 ; G11C11/56 ; G11C16/10 ; G11C16/04

Abstract:
Provided are a memory device and a memory controller, which are configured to repair a weak word line, and a method of operating a storage device including the memory device and the memory controller. A memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of normal word lines and at least one spare word line, and a repair controller configured to set memory cells connected to at least one weak word line to a first operation mode and further configured to set memory cells connected to the at least one spare word line to a second operation mode. The at least one weak word line is detected from among the normal word lines based on a test result.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220208296A1 MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY CONTROLLER AND STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY CONTROLLER Public/Granted day:2022-06-30
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