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Title:
SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3956111
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor memory device in which malfunction never be caused and operation can be performed with low power consumption by performing a test again and detecting optimum operation conditions for a cell being easy to be defect out of cells passing a test, and a method for testing the same.
SOLUTION: This device is provided with a memory cell array provided with memory cells decided as defect and repaired as a consequence of a first test and test cells decided as memory cells being easy to be defect most out of memory cells decided as passing the test and repaired, a test means by which a second test is performed with operation conditions previously set for the test cell, the operation conditions are adjusted for the test cell in accordance with a result of the second test, the second test is performed repeatedly, or the operation conditions adjusted finally are outputted, and a driving means for driving the memory cell array with operation conditions outputted from the test means.


Inventors:
Hong Xiang
Kim Hiroshi
Application Number:
JP2002141266A
Publication Date:
August 08, 2007
Filing Date:
May 16, 2002
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Assignee:
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
International Classes:
G01R31/28; G11C11/401; G11C29/56; G11C29/00; G11C29/08; G11C29/14; G11C29/44; G11C29/50; (IPC1-7): G11C29/00; G01R31/28; G11C11/401
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Eiji Saegusa
Kakehi Yuro
Takeshi Ohara
Hiroji Nakagawa
Yasumitsu Tate
Kenji Saito
Jun Fujii
Hitoshi Seki
Mutsuko Nakano
Shinichi Mashita
Ryuji Inuchi