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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:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph Sher, Meridian, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 ;
Abstract
A memory device comprising an array of memory cells includes test circuitry which is selectively configurable to interchangeably couple a dummy cell, which neighbors a memory cell at an edge of the array, to a select one of a plurality of different voltages. In a preferred embodiment, the test circuitry is configurable to selectively couple the dummy cell to one of an upper, lower or intermediate supply bus.