Semiconductor memory device and control method of the same
AssigneeWinbond Electronics Corp.
InventorYoshihisa Michioka
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AssigneeWinbond Electronics Corp.
InventorYoshihisa Michioka
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A semiconductor memory device and control method thereof are provided, repairing defective bit lines even if the number of defective bit lines exceeds that of a spare bit line in any subarray in multiple subarrays. The semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array having multiple subarrays, and a controller, configured to activate the word line and a corresponding word line in a second subarray which is separately arranged from the first subarray in a column direction when activating any word line in a first subarray of the plurality of subarrays. The controller is further configured to access the memory cells connected to the activated word line in the second subarray instead of the memory cells connected to the activated word line in the first subarray when a first condition (i.e., the number of defective bit lines exceeds the number of spare bit lines in the first subarray) is met.
A semiconductor memory device, comprising:
A control method of a semiconductor memory device having a memory cell array including a first subarray and a second subarray arranged apart from the first subarray in a column direction, comprising:
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