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Title: US7053470: Multi-chip package having repairable embedded memories on a system chip with an EEPROM chip storing repair information
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Inventor: Sellers, Scott D.; Menlo Park, CA, United States of America
Atmeh, Elias; San Jose, CA, United States of America

Assignee: Azul Systems, Inc., Mountain View, CA, United States of America
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Published / Filed: 2006-05-30 / 2005-02-19

Application Number: US2005000906438

IPC Code: Advanced: H01L 23/02;
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ECLA Code: G11C29/44; G11C29/00R8F4; G11C29/00R8L2;

U.S. Class: 257/678; 257/723; 438/108; 365/185.09; 714/030; 714/738;

Field of Search: 257/723,724-725,773 438/106-108 365/125,200 714/030,33,718

Priority Number:
2005-02-19  US2005000906438

Abstract:     A die with embedded memory is packaged together in a same dual-chip package with an EEPROM die. Defects in the embedded memory can be repaired using redundant rows or columns. A built-in self-test (BIST) controller locates defects and a repair image is generated. The repair image is stored in non-volatile memory in the EEPROM die. At power-up, the repair image is copied from the EEPROM die to a volatile repair RAM in the embedded memory die. The redundant rows or columns are mapped to replace defective rows/columns using the repair image in the volatile repair RAM. Although the embedded-memory die has only volatile memory and no fuses, its embedded memory can be repaired using the repair map from the non-volatile EEPROM die. Since the EEPROM die is in the same dual-chip package as the embedded memory die, the repair map is always available.

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Auvinen, Stuart T. ;

Primary / Asst. Examiners: Ngô, Ngân V.; Nguyen, Tram H.

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    1. A packaged system with a repairable embedded memory comprising:

a multi-chip package having external pins for connecting to an external printed-circuit board (PCB);

an embedded memory die packaged within the multi-chip package and electrically connected to a first subset of the external pins;

an embedded memory array on the embedded memory die, the embedded memory array losing data when power is removed from the packaged system;

a non-volatile memory die packaged within the multi-chip package and electrically connected to a second subset of the external pins;

a persistent repair memory within the non-volatile memory die, the persistent repair memory retaining repair data when power is removed from the packaged system;

a volatile repair memory within the embedded memory die, the volatile repair memory receiving repair data originally stored in the persistent repair memory after power-up, but the volatile repair memory losing the repair data when power is removed from the packaged system; and

a repair controller, coupled to read and use the repair data from the volatile repair memory to repair defective memory locations within the embedded memory array,

whereby defective memory locations in the embedded memory die are repaired using repair data stored in the persistent repair memory that is packaged in a same multi-chip package with the embedded memory die.



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