Semiconductor memory and method for manufacturing the same

1. A semiconductor memory comprising:

a plurality of memory portions; and

a plurality of spare memory portions,

wherein each of said plurality of memory portions includes:

a main cell array which includes a plurality of memory cells, each of said plurality of memory cells stores data in a nonvolatile state,

a first reference cell which stores a first reference data in a nonvolatile state, and

a first sense amplifier which reads a first state of said each of the plurality of memory cells, based on said first state and a second state of said first reference cell,

each of said plurality of spare memory portions includes:

a spare cell array which is provided as a spare of said main cell array, and includes a plurality of spare cells as spares of said plurality of memory cells,

a second reference cell which stores a second reference data in a nonvolatile state, and a second sense amplifier which reads a third state of said each of the plurality of spare cells, based on said third state and a fourth state of said second reference cell,

one of said plurality of memory portions is replaced with one of said plurality of spare memory portions, if said one of said plurality of memory portions is a defective memory portion which has a defect on said first reference cell.

2. The semiconductor memory according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a control portion which includes a replacement portion, and outputs a first switching signal based on a state of said replacement portion and an input of a first signal which selects said defective memory portion in an operation; and

a switching portion which selects an output of said one of the plurality of spare memory portions substituted for said defective memory portion, based on said first switching signal.

3. The semiconductor memory according to claim 2 , wherein said replacement portion is set such that said control portion outputs said first switching signal based on said first signal in said operation.

4. A semiconductor memory comprising:

a plurality of memory portions;

a plurality of spare memory portions; and

a control portion,

wherein each of said plurality of memory portions includes:

a plurality of memory cells, and

a first reference cell,

each of said plurality of spare memory portions includes:

a plurality of spare memory cells, and

a second reference cell,

said control portion includes:

a first control portion, and

a second control portion,

said first control portion stores a replacement data regarding said plurality of memory portions and said plurality of spare memory portions;

said second control portion stores a replacement data regarding said first reference cell and said second reference cell.

5. The semiconductor memory according to claim 4 , wherein said control portion replaces one of said plurality of memory portions with one of said plurality of spare memory portions, when one of at least one of said plurality of memory cells and said first reference cell is defective.

6. The semiconductor memory according to claim 4 , wherein said each of the plurality of spare memory cells further includes a third reference cell,

said second control portion further replaces said second reference cell with said third reference cell, when one of at least one of said plurality of spare cells and said second reference cell is defective.

7. The semiconductor memory according to claim 4 , wherein said plurality of memory cells and said plurality of spare cells are nonvolatile memories.

8. The semiconductor memory according to claim 4 , wherein, said first reference cell and said second reference cell are nonvolatile memories.

9. A method of replacing a defective reference cell comprising;

detecting a defective reference cell in a cell array which has a sense amplifier and memory cells; and

in response to detecting the defective reference cell, replacing the cell array with a spare array which has a spare reference cell, a spare sense amplifier and spare memory cells.