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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2002
Kwang-kyu Bang, Youngin, KR;
Kyeong-seon Shin, Youngin, KR;
Sang-seok Kang, Youngin, KR;
Hyen-wook Ju, Youngin, KR;
Jeong-ho Bang, Yongin, KR;
Ho-jeong Choi, Suwon, KR;
Kwang-kyu Bang, Youngin, KR;
Kyeong-seon Shin, Youngin, KR;
Sang-seok Kang, Youngin, KR;
Hyen-wook Ju, Youngin, KR;
Jeong-ho Bang, Yongin, KR;
Ho-Jeong Choi, Suwon, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Kyungki-do, KR;
Abstract
A fuse box including make-links and a redundancy address decoder including the fuse box are provided. It is preferable that the fuse box includes a plurality of make-links for programming an address of a defective normal memory cell with an address of a corresponding redundant memory cell, and the address is a row address or a column address. The redundant address decoder includes a fuse box having a plurality of make-links for decoding an address of a defect cell and a redundant word line selection circuit for selecting a word line of a redundant cell corresponding to the address of the defect cell in response to a signal output from the fuse box.