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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Ho-Jun Lee, Uiwang-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device includes a normal memory block including a plurality of normal memory cells, a redundant memory block including a plurality of redundant memory cells used to replace defective cells among the normal memory cells, a normal buffer block configured to sense and amplify data stored in the normal memory block, a redundant buffer block configured to sense and amplify data stored in the redundant memory block, a normal latch block configured to fetch data from the normal buffer block and store the data based on a normal control signal, and a redundant latch block configured to selectively fetch data from the redundant buffer block and store the data based on a redundant control signal.