Column redundancy device for semiconductor memory

Claim 1

In a semiconductor memory having at least two memory blocks, each of said at least two memory blocks including a plurality of cell array blocks and a redundancy cell array, and input/output means for performing bidirectional data transmission with said at least two memory blocks, a column redundancy device comprising: address input means for inputting a first row address signal used to select said cell array blocks regardless of a refresh speed of said semiconductor memory, a second row address signal selectively used to select said cell array blocks according to the refresh speed of said semiconductor memory, a first column address signal used to select one of said at least two memory blocks to be connected to said input/output means, and a second column address signal used to select bit lines included in said cell array blocks; block programming means for determining in response to said first row address signal whether a desired number of said plurality of cell array blocks are selected; auxiliary block programming means for determining in response to one of said second row address signal and said first column address signal and an output signal from said block programming means whether any one of said desired number of cell array blocks is selected; and column programming means for determining in response to said second column address signal and an output signal from said auxiliary block programming means whether any one of said bit lines in said cell array block selected by said one of said second row address signal and said first column address signal and said first row address signal is addressed and selectively driving any one of memory cells included in said redundancy cell array in accordance with the determined result.