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Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016

Filed:

Sep. 04, 2013
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Chiaming Chai, Cary, NC (US);

Shaoping Ge, Cary, NC (US);

Stephen Edward Liles, Apex, NC (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G11C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0689 (2013.01); G06F 3/0619 (2013.01); G06F 3/0665 (2013.01); G11C 29/848 (2013.01); G11C 29/785 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments disclosed include redirecting data from a defective data entry in memory to a redundant data entry prior to data access. Related systems and methods are also disclosed. The memory is configured to receive a memory access request. The received memory access request comprises a data entry address. The memory uses the data entry address to access data stored in a data array in the memory in a first data access path. It is possible that the rows or columns in the memory may be defective as a result of a manufacturing process. In the event that a row or column at the data entry address in the data array is defective, a data entry redirection circuit redirects the memory access request to a redundant row or column in the data array prior to data access.


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