Self-repair method for nonvolatile memory devices with erasing/programming failure, and relative nonvolatile memory device
The memory device has a memory block, formed by a plurality of standard sectors and a redundancy portion; a control circuit, which controls programming and erasing of the data of the memory cells; and a correctness verifying circuit for the data stored in the memory cells. The correctness verifying...
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| Format | Patent |
| Language | English |
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13.09.2005
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| Summary: | The memory device has a memory block, formed by a plurality of standard sectors and a redundancy portion; a control circuit, which controls programming and erasing of the data of the memory cells; and a correctness verifying circuit for the data stored in the memory cells. The correctness verifying circuit is enabled by the control circuit and generates an incorrect-datum signal in the event of detection of at least one non-functioning cell. The control circuit moreover activates redundancy, enabling the redundancy portion and storing redundancy data in a redundancy-memory stage in response to detecting an incorrect datum. Various solutions implement column, row and sector redundancy, both in case of erasing and programming. |
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