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1 An Introduction to Repair Techniques |
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1 | (1) |
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1.2 Hard and Soft Errors and Repair Techniques |
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1 | (8) |
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1.2.1 Hard and Soft Errors |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (3) |
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1.2.4 Combination of Redundancy and ECC |
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8 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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1.3 Margin Errors and Repair Techniques |
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9 | (6) |
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1.3.1 Device and Process Variations |
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11 | (1) |
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1.3.2 Timing and Voltage Margin Errors |
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11 | (3) |
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1.3.3 Reductions of Margin Errors |
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14 | (1) |
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1.4 Speed-Relevant Errors and Repair Techniques |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (3) |
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19 | (50) |
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19 | (1) |
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2.2 Models of Fault Distribution |
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20 | (5) |
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2.2.1 Poisson Distribution Model |
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20 | (2) |
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2.2.2 Negative-Binomial Distribution Model |
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22 | (3) |
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2.3 Yield Improvement Through Redundancy |
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25 | (4) |
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29 | (7) |
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2.4.1 Principle of Replacement |
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29 | (1) |
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2.4.2 Circuit Implementations |
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30 | (6) |
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2.5 Intrasubarray Replacement |
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36 | (16) |
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2.5.1 Simultaneous and Individual Replacement |
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39 | (3) |
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2.5.2 Flexible Replacement |
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42 | (7) |
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2.5.3 Variations of Intrasubarray Replacement |
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49 | (3) |
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2.6 Intersubarray Replacement |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (2) |
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2.8 Devices for Storing Addresses |
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56 | (5) |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (2) |
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2.8.3 Nonvolatile Memory Cells |
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60 | (1) |
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2.9 Testing for Redundancy |
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61 | (3) |
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64 | (5) |
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3 Error Checking and Correction (ECC) |
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69 | (70) |
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69 | (1) |
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3.2 Linear Algebra and Linear Codes |
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70 | (5) |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (3) |
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75 | (2) |
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3.4 Error-Correcting Codes |
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77 | (15) |
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78 | (1) |
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3.4.2 Number of Check Bits |
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79 | (3) |
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3.4.3 Single Parity Check Code |
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82 | (1) |
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82 | (2) |
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3.4.5 Extended Hamming Code and Hsiao Code |
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84 | (1) |
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3.4.6 Bidirectional Parity Code |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (3) |
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89 | (3) |
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3.5 Coding and Decoding Circuits |
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92 | (13) |
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3.5.1 Coding and Decoding Circuits for Hamming Code |
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92 | (5) |
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3.5.2 Coding and Decoding Circuits for Cyclic Hamming Code |
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97 | (5) |
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3.5.3 Coding and Decoding Circuits for Nonbinary Code |
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102 | (3) |
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3.6 Theoretical Reduction in Soft-Error and Hard-Error Rates |
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105 | (6) |
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3.6.1 Reduction in Soft-Error Rate |
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105 | (3) |
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3.6.2 Reduction in Hard-Error Rate |
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108 | (3) |
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111 | (24) |
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3.7.1 Application to Random-Access Memories |
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112 | (14) |
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3.7.2 Application to Serial-Access Memories |
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126 | (4) |
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3.7.3 Application to Multilevel-Storage Memories |
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130 | (3) |
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3.7.4 Application to Other Memories |
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133 | (2) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (3) |
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4 Combination of Redundancy and Error Correction |
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139 | (18) |
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139 | (1) |
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4.2 Repair of Bit Faults Using Synergistic Effect |
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139 | (10) |
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4.2.1 Principle of Synergistic Effect |
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139 | (5) |
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144 | (5) |
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4.3 Application of Synergistic Effect |
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149 | (6) |
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4.3.1 Threshold-Voltage Variations |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (4) |
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155 | (2) |
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5 Reduction Techniques for Margin Errors of Nanoscale Memories |
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157 | (46) |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (1) |
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5.3 Reduction of Vmin for Wider Margins |
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160 | (5) |
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5.3.1 General Features of Vmin |
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160 | (5) |
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5.3.2 Comparison of Vmin for Logic Block, SRAMs, and DRAMs |
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165 | (1) |
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5.4 Advanced MOSFETs for Wider Margins |
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165 | (8) |
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5.4.1 Planar FD-SOI MOSFETs |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (4) |
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5.5 Logic Circuits for Wider Margins |
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173 | (9) |
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5.5.1 Gate-Source Offset Driving |
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174 | (4) |
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5.5.2 Gate-Source Differential Driving |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (1) |
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5.5.4 Instantaneous Activation of Low-Vt0 MOSFETs |
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181 | (1) |
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5.5.5 Gate Boosting of High-Vt0 MOSFETs |
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181 | (1) |
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5.6 SRAMs for Wider Margins |
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182 | (6) |
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5.6.1 Ratio Operations of the 6-T Cell |
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182 | (1) |
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5.6.2 Shortening of Datalines and Up-Sizing of the 6-T Cell |
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183 | (2) |
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5.6.3 Power Managements of the 6-T Cell |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (1) |
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5.7 DRAMs for Wider Margins |
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188 | (6) |
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188 | (1) |
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5.7.2 Vmin(SA) of Sense Amplifier |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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5.7.4 Comparison Between Vmin(SA) and Vmin(Cell) |
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190 | (1) |
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5.7.5 Low-Vt0 Sense Amplifier |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (2) |
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5.8 Subsystems for Wider Margins |
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194 | (4) |
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5.8.1 Improvement of Power Supply Integrity |
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194 | (1) |
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5.8.2 Reduction in Vt0 at Subsystem Level |
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195 | (1) |
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5.8.3 Low-Vt0 Power Switches |
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196 | (2) |
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198 | (5) |
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6 Reduction Techniques for Speed-Relevant Errors of Nanoscale Memories |
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203 | (10) |
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203 | (1) |
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6.2 Reduction Techniques for Speed-Degradation Errors |
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204 | (1) |
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6.3 Reduction Techniques for Interdie Speed-Variation Errors |
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205 | (7) |
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6.3.1 On-Chip VBB Compensation |
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207 | (4) |
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6.3.2 On-Chip VDD Compensation and Others |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
Index |
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