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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2021
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventor:
Scott Eugene Smith, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G11C 29/00 (2006.01); G11C 29/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0614 (2013.01); G06F 3/0653 (2013.01); G11C 29/12 (2013.01); G11C 29/787 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for repairing a memory are disclosed. In some examples, the memory may be a stacked memory that includes multiple die and at least one spare die. In some examples, a die may determine it is defective and provide signals causing the defective die to be disabled and a spare die to be enabled. In some examples, a component external to the memory, such as a memory controller, may determine a die is defective and provide signals causing the defective die to be disabled and a spare die to be enabled. In some examples, die may be enabled or disabled by fuses/antifuses.