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Semiconductor memory device with redundancy circuit
   
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US Patent 7391662
Issued Date
June 24, 2008
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A semiconductor device has a memory cell, decoders, a redundancy circuit and a mode setting circuit. The memory cell array has word lines including a redundant word line, bit lines and memory cells. A row decoder selects the word lines in response to a row address. Further, the row address decoder selects the redundant word line when a replacement signal is received. A column decoder selects the bit lines in response to a column address. A row address redundancy circuit stores a redundant row address. The row address redundancy circuit provides the replacement signal when the redundant row address corresponds to the received address. The mode setting circuit receives a mode signal having a normal mode and a test mode. The mode setting circuit outputs the replacement signal to the row decoder when the mode signal is in the normal mode, and prohibits an output of the replacement signal.
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Published
June 24, 2008
Application Number
11/785,961
Filed
April 23, 2007
US Classification
365/200   365/189.08 365/195 365/201 365/225.7
Int'l Classification
G11C   7/10   (20060101)   G11C   17/18   (20060101)   G11C   29/00   (20060101)  
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This application is Divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/001,026 filed Dec. 2, 2004 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,254,070.
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Mar 22, 2004 [JP] 2004-082532
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365/200   365/201   365/225.7  
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