A repair circuit includes: a plurality of redundant memory cells, each redundant memory cell being configured with a state signal; and a repair module connected to the plurality of redundant memory cells and configured to determine target memory cells from the redundant memory cells based on the state signals and repair defective memory cells through the target memory cells. The target memory cells are in one-to-one correspondence to the defective memory cells. The repair module can repair, at each of multiple repair stages, different defective memory cells, the plurality of redundant memory cells being shared at the multiple repair stages.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for memory repair using a lookup table (LUT)-free dynamic memory allocation process. An array of memory cells having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns is provided. Further, each memory cell of the array has multiple data states and a permanent state. One or more abnormal memory cells is/are identified in a row of the array and, in response to identifying an abnormal memory cell, the abnormal memory cell is set to the permanent state. The abnormal memory cells include failed memory cells and, in some embodiments, tail memory cells having marginal performance. During a read or write operation on the row, the one or more abnormal memory cells is/are identified by the permanent state and data is read from or written to a remainder of the memory cells while excluding the abnormal memory cell(s).

The present disclosure relates to a memory architecture comprising a plurality of subarrays of memory cells, a plurality of sense amplifiers connected to the subarrays, a plurality of original pads, at least one redundant pad, multiple data lines, and a redundant register connected to the plurality of original pads, to the plurality of redundant pads and to the data lines. The redundant register implementing an interconnection redundancy and connecting one of the redundant pads to the data lines when an addressed original pad is found defective. The disclosure also relates to a System-on-Chip (SoC) component comprising a memory architecture, and an interconnection redundancy managing block included into the memory architecture. A related memory component and related methods for managing interconnection redundancy of the memory architecture and/or the SoC are also disclosed.

A memory device includes a memory bank that includes a first set of memory rows in a first section of the memory bank, a first set of redundant rows in a first section of the memory bank, a second set of memory rows in a second section of the memory bank, and a second set of redundant rows in the second section of the memory bank. The memory bank also includes a repeater blocker circuit that when in operation selectively blocks a signal from transmission to the second section of the memory bank and blocker control circuitry that when in operation transmits a control signal to control the selective blocking of the signal by the repeater blocker circuit.

The present disclosure relates to a memory architecture comprising a plurality of subarrays of memory cells, a plurality of sense amplifiers connected to the subarrays, a plurality of original pads, at least one redundant pad, multiple data lines, and a redundant register connected to the plurality of original pads, to the plurality of redundant pads and to the data lines. The redundant register implementing an interconnection redundancy and connecting one of the redundant pads to the data lines when an addressed original pad is found defective. The disclosure also relates to a System-on-Chip (SoC) component comprising a memory architecture, and an interconnection redundancy managing block included into the memory architecture. A related memory component and related methods for managing interconnection redundancy of the memory architecture and/or the SoC are also disclosed.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for memory repair using a lookup table (LUT)-free dynamic memory allocation process. An array of memory cells having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns is provided. Further, each memory cell of the array has multiple data states and a permanent state. One or more abnormal memory cells is/are identified in a row of the array and, in response to identifying an abnormal memory cell, the abnormal memory cell is set to the permanent state. The abnormal memory cells include failed memory cells and, in some embodiments, tail memory cells having marginal performance. During a read or write operation on the row, the one or more abnormal memory cells is/are identified by the permanent state and data is read from or written to a remainder of the memory cells while excluding the abnormal memory cell(s).

A system includes a memory device having a plurality of memory dies and at least a first spare memory die and a processing device coupled to the memory device. The processing device is to perform operations including: tracking a value of a write counter representing a number of write operations performed at the plurality of memory dies; activating the first spare memory die in response to detecting a failure of a first memory die of the plurality of memory dies; storing an offset value of the write counter in response to activating the first spare memory die; and commanding the memory device to modify die trim settings of the first spare memory die at predetermined check point values of the write counter that are offset from the offset value.

The present disclosure relates to a memory architecture comprising a plurality of subarrays of memory cells, a plurality of sense amplifiers connected to the subarrays, a plurality of original pads, at least one redundant pad, multiple data lines, and a redundant register connected to the plurality of original pads, to the plurality of redundant pads and to the data lines. The redundant register implementing an interconnection redundancy and connecting one of the redundant pads to the data lines when an addressed original pad is found defective. The disclosure also relates to a System-on-Chip (SoC) component comprising a memory architecture, and an interconnection redundancy managing block included into the memory architecture. A related memory component and related methods for managing interconnection redundancy of the memory architecture and/or the SoC are also disclosed.

A memory device includes: a memory cell array; a sense amplifier for amplifying data stored in the memory cell array; a first memory cell sub-array included in the memory cell array directly coupled to the sense amplifier; a switch coupled to the first memory cell sub-array; and a second memory cell array included in the memory cell array coupled to the sense amplifier through the first memory cell sub-array and the switch. When the switch is enabled, the first memory cell sub-array has a first operation speed, and the second memory cell sub-array has a second operation speed slower than the first operation speed. When the switch is disabled, a bit line loading associated with the second memory cell sub-array is decreased, and the first memory cell sub-array has a third operation speed faster than the first operation speed.

A memory system includes a memory device and a memory controller. The memory device includes a memory cell array including normal memory cells and redundancy memory cells suitable for replacing failed memory cell among the normal memory cells, and a device controller for activating reserved memory cells which are included in the redundancy memory cells and not used to replace the failed memory cell. The memory controller controls the memory device, when a first memory cells are accessed more than a threshold access number, to move data stored in the first memory cells to the reserved memory cells and replace the first memory cells with the reserved memory cells.