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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa OT, JP;
Inventors:
Makoto Kitagawa, Boise, ID (US);
Yogesh Luthra, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 29/00 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/70 (2013.01); G11C 13/0069 (2013.01); G11C 29/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory includes a plurality of replacement word lines interspersed among the plurality of word lines. The memory also includes a word line control circuit configured to apply different voltages to different word lines of the plurality of word lines based on positions of the word lines, and to replace a defective word line of the plurality of word lines with a replacement word line.