The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background information supplied by the inventors: "The example embodiment relate to a semiconductor memory device, and more particularly, to a semiconductor memory device having a repair means."

"Semiconductor memory devices are used to store data. The semiconductor memory devices are roughly divided into volatile memory devices and nonvolatile memory devices. Data stored in volatile memory devices is deleted when power supply is removed. On the other hand, data stored in nonvolatile memory devices is not deleted even when power supply is removed.

"Because nonvolatile memory devices store data with low power, the nonvolatile memory devices are widely used as storage media for mobile devices. There is a variable resistance memory device as one of the nonvolatile memory devices. Hereinafter, the variable resistance memory device will be described as one example, but the scope of example embodiment of the inventive concepts will not be limited thereto. For example, other memory devices (e.g., FRAMs, MRAMs, DRAMs, and flash memories) may be applied.

Patent number 8614925 is assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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