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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
May. 15, 2003
Rino Micheloni, Turate, IT;
Aldo Losavio, Bergamo, IT;
Rino Micheloni, Turate, IT;
Aldo Losavio, Bergamo, IT;
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
The memory device has a memory block, formed by a plurality of standard sectors and a redundancy portion; a control circuit, which controls programming and erasing of the data of the memory cells; and a correctness verifying circuit for the data stored in the memory cells. The correctness verifying circuit is enabled by the control circuit and generates an incorrect-datum signal in the event of detection of at least one non-functioning cell. The control circuit moreover activates redundancy, enabling the redundancy portion and storing redundancy data in a redundancy-memory stage in response to detecting an incorrect datum. Various solutions implement column, row and sector redundancy, both in case of erasing and programming.