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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
May. 20, 2014
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sang Kyu Lee, Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;
Chang Geun Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array having a first group of main blocks, a second group of main blocks and redundancy blocks replacing the first group of main blocks or the second group of main blocks, a repair logic suitable for enabling a replacement signal when one or more of the second group of main blocks are defective, a control logic suitable for generating an address for the second group of main blocks in response to a dedicated command for access to one or more of the second group of main blocks, and an address decoder suitable for selecting one or more of the redundancy blocks based on the address for the second group of main blocks when the replacement signal is enabled.