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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2024
Applicant:
Socionext Inc., Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SOCIONEXT INC., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/12 (2006.01); G11C 29/00 (2006.01); G11C 29/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/1201 (2013.01); G11C 29/38 (2013.01); G11C 29/76 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory circuit includes: a plurality of memory parts, each of which includes a plurality of first memory cells and a second memory cell that is accessed when one of the first memory cells is defective; a plurality of first memory control parts, each of which is configured to control access to a corresponding one of the plurality of memory parts based on a first access request addressing the corresponding memory part, during a first mode; and a second memory control part shared by the plurality of memory parts, and configured to control access to the plurality of memory parts based on a second access request during a second mode.