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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Manfred Proell, Dorfen, DE;
Stephan Schroeder, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Manfred Proell, Dorfen, DE;
Stephan Schroeder, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Qimonda AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for improving the reliability of a memory having a used memory region and an unused memory region, wherein defect memory elements in the used memory region can be substituted by functional memory elements in the unused memory region, having the steps of providing the used memory region with a first stress sequence; and providing the unused memory region with a second stress sequence.