The preferred embodiments described herein relate to a redundant memory structure using bad bit pointers. In one preferred embodiment, data is written in a first plurality of memory cells, and an error is detected in writing data in one of the memory cells. In response to the detected error, a pointer...http://www.google.com/patents/US6868022?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6868022 - Redundant memory structure using bad bit pointers