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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
May. 25, 2006
Applicant:
Sumio Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Sumio Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Elpida Memory, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In replacing word lines having defective addresses with redundant word lines, information is held in a relationship between the word lines and the redundant word lines. In other words, information is held in a replacement rule. With this arrangement, information such as a lot number, a wafer number within the lot, and a position of a chip within the wafer can be held in the chip, without increasing the chip area at all and without using a large database.