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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Seung-Mo Seo, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
365200 ; 371 10 ;
Abstract
A dynamic random access memory for substituting a normal column line coupled for faulty normal memory cells for a spare column line coupled to defect-free spare memory cells with a latch having a master fuse and an input terminal coupled to a reset clock, a spare column decoder enabling or disabling the spare column line with the output of the latch and the selective input of either true column address signals or complement column address signals and a plurality of normal column decoders enabling or disenabling normal column lines with the column address signals addressing a specified normal column line under the control of the ouptut of the spare column decoder.