REPAIRING A MEMORY DEVICE

REPAIRING A MEMORY DEVICE

A technique includes during in-service use of a memory package in a computer system, using a first interface to access a defective address memory of the memory package. The defective address memory is accessible by a manufacturer of the memory package prior to the in-service use using a second inter...

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Hauptverfasser: POPE ERIC L, BENEDICT MELVIN K, BACCHUS REZA M, FAHY JOSEPH W, MCSWAIN GUY E
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:A technique includes during in-service use of a memory package in a computer system, using a first interface to access a defective address memory of the memory package. The defective address memory is accessible by a manufacturer of the memory package prior to the in-service use using a second interface of the memory package other than the first interface. In connection with the in-service use of the memory package, the memory package is repair, a repair that includes storing a defective address in the defective address memory to change an address mapping for at least one cell of the storage array.