KR100367191B1 - 테스트수단을구비한전자회로및메모리셀테스트방법 - Google Patents
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- 복수의 워드 라인들 중의 각각의 워드 라인 및 한 쌍의 비트 라인들에 접속된 복수의 각각의 메모리 셀들을 가진 전자 회로에 있어서,상기 워드 라인들 중에서 활성화되는 워드 라인들의 개수를 점증시킴으로써 상기 복수의 워드 라인들을 병렬로 활성화하도록 동작하는 테스트 수단을 구비한 것을 특징으로 하는 전자 회로.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 테스트 수단은 상기 복수의 워드 라인들을 순차적으로 활성화하도록 동작하는, 전자 회로.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 테스트 수단은 상기 비트 라인들 중에서 활성화되는 비트 라인들의 개수를 점증시키도록 동작하는, 전자 회로.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 테스트 수단은 제 1 그룹의 워드 라인들을 병렬로 활성화하고 그후 제 2 그룹의 워드 라인들을 병렬로 활성화하도록 동작하는, 전자 회로.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 테스트 수단은 각각의 증가하는 개수의 워드 라인들의 각각의 그룹들을 순차적으로 활성화하도록 동작하는, 전자 회로.
- 복수의 워드 라인들 중의 각각의 워드 라인 및 한 쌍의 비트 라인들에 접속된 복수의 각각의 메모리 셀들을 테스트하는 방법에 있어서,상기 워드 라인들 중에서 활성화되는 워드 라인들의 개수틀 점증시킴으로써 상기 복수의 워드 라인들을 활성화하는 단계와;최종적으로 활성화된 워드 라인들에 접속된 샐들에의 특정 논리 상태의 기록을 인에이블하는 단계와;상기 복수의 워드 라인들이 병렬로 활성화될 때 정지 전류를 모니터링하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 메모리 셀 테스트 방법.
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