Invention Application
- Patent Title: Memory Repair Scheme
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Application No.: US16044621Application Date: 2018-07-25
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Publication No.: US20190035487A1Publication Date: 2019-01-31
- Inventor: Yi-Chun Shih , Po-Hao Lee , Chia-Fu Lee , Yu-Der Chih , Yu-Lin Chen
- Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
- Main IPC: G11C29/00
- IPC: G11C29/00 ; G11C29/44 ; G06F12/02

Abstract:
Memory devices and methods of repairing a memory are provided. A first array includes normal memory cells, and a second array includes repair memory cells. The repair memory cells are configured to be used in place of the normal memory cells. A look-up table comprises memory bitcells configured to store a set of entries including addresses of defective memory cells of the normal memory cells. A match circuit is configured to evaluate whether an input memory address is stored as a defective address in the memory bitcells. The match circuit is also configured to generate a selection signal for selecting the normal memory cells or the repair memory cells based on the evaluation.
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