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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2008
Toshikazu Nakamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomohiro Kawakubo, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshikazu Nakamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomohiro Kawakubo, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited, Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory comprising an address transition detection circuit for detecting a transition of an address and outputs an address detection signal; an address input circuit for inputting an input address based upon the address detection signal; a command judgment circuit for decoding a command signal input and outputting a command judgment signal; a redundancy circuit for making a redundancy judgment based upon a redundancy judgment signal indicating timing of a redundancy judgment, wherein the redundancy circuit includes a redundancy judgment speed-up circuit for controlling an output of the redundancy judgment signal based upon a predetermined command signal.