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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2005
Ralf Schneider, München, DE;
Stephan Schröder, München, DE;
Manfred Pröll, Dorfen, DE;
Herbert Benzinger, München, DE;
Ralf Schneider, München, DE;
Stephan Schröder, München, DE;
Manfred Pröll, Dorfen, DE;
Herbert Benzinger, München, DE;
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Abstract
An integrated semiconductor memory includes word lines connected to a first voltage potential via a respective first controllable switch and a respective third controllable switch and to a second voltage potential via a respective second controllable switch. In order to test whether one of the word lines is connected to the first voltage potential via its respective first and third controllable switches, the one of the word lines is connected to a comparator circuit via the respective second controllable switch and a driver line. After the respective first and third controllable switches have been controlled into the on state, in a test operating state of the integrated semiconductor memory, the respective second controllable switch is controlled into the on state and a potential state on the word line is evaluated by the comparator circuit. The result of the evaluation is fed to an external data terminal by an evaluation signal.