Patents Represented by Attorney George O. Satle
  • Patent number: 5867433
    Abstract: Circuits and a method are described that integrate memory arrays, a redundant memory array, their associated decoders, sense amplifiers, and outputs into one module. This integration is achieved through the use of a column decoder with a fuse, which, when blown, permanently deselects the failing array and selects the redundant array. By OR'ing the redundant column select line of each column decoder, any column decoder can select the redundant array. Higher level array structures are produced by replication of the lower level array structure. The system output is generated by OR'ing together the respective data outputs of each array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Chiun-Chi Shen, Yen-Tai Lin, Jiang-Hong Ho, Jack-Lian Kuo, Howard Clayton Kirsch