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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2007
Applicants:
Michael R. Ouellette, Westford, VT (US);
Jeremy Rowland, Savannah, GA (US);
Inventors:
Michael R. Ouellette, Westford, VT (US);
Jeremy Rowland, Savannah, GA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/00 (2006.01); G11C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for testing a memory of an integrated circuit for a defect. The apparatus includes a test unit for testing a redundant memory element only when the redundant memory element has been enabled to replace a failed memory element.