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(11) EP 1 526 458 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
24.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/52

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
08.10.2008 Bulletin 2008/41

(21) Application number: 04023097.1

(22) Date of filing: 29.10.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G11C 29/00(2006.01)

(54)

Column redundancy circuit with reduced signal path delay

Spaltenredundanzschaltung mit reduzierter Signalwegverzögerung

Circuit de redondance de colonne à décalage réduit du trajet du signal

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FI FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 30.10.1998 US 182495

(43) Date of publication of application:
27.04.2005 Bulletin 2005/17

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
99953491.0 / 1125203

(73) Proprietors:
  • Mosaid Technologies Incorporated
    Kanata, ON K2K 2X1 (CA)
  • Panasonic Corporation
    Kadoma-shi Osaka 571-8501 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Wei, Fangxing
    Bensalem, PA 19020 (US)
  • Kikukawa, Hirohito
    Osaka 573-001 (JP)
  • Mar, Cynthia
    Nepean, Ontario K2H 6Y3 (CA)

(74) Representative: Hofmann, Harald 
Sonnenberg Fortmann Postfach 33 08 65
80068 München
80068 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 559 368
US-A- 5 894 441
 US-A- 5 270 975
   
       
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