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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:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian J. Ladner, Plano, TX (US);
Daniel B. Penney, Wylie, TX (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for programmable column segmentation of a memory device is disclosed. The method and apparatus provide different programmable selected column segmentation arrangements to provide more flexibility in primary column repair of a memory device.