Patent ID: 11862270
Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 15:
16. A method for operating a memory device, the memory device comprising an array of memory cells comprising a plurality of banks, the plurality of banks comprising a plurality of main banks and a redundant bank, the method comprising:
obtaining bank fail information indicative of a failed main bank of the plurality of main banks;
selecting one bank of each pair of adjacent banks of the plurality of banks based on the bank fail information, comprising:
controlling a first write multiplexer (MUX) to inhibit an input to one main bank from two adjacent main banks of the plurality of banks, the same input being directed to another main bank of the two adjacent main banks through a second write MUX; and

controlling directing a piece of data to or from the selected bank of each pair of adjacent banks.