Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Memory device for controlling refreshing operation
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Application No.: US15830314Application Date: 2017-12-04
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Publication No.: US10339995B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Sung-geun Do , Jong-ho Lee , Chan-yong Lee , Min-soo Jang
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Priority: KR10-2016-0182886 20161229
- Main IPC: G11C11/406
- IPC: G11C11/406 ; G11C11/4063 ; G11C11/4074

Abstract:
Provided is a memory device capable of reducing power consumption. The memory device includes a plurality of memory cells; and a self refresh controller configured to perform a refreshing cycle, which includes a first time interval and a second time interval, for a plurality of number of times, the second time interval being longer than the first section, wherein the self refresh controller is configured to perform a burst refreshing operation during the first time interval and to perform a power supply controlling operation during the second time interval.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180190341A1 MEMORY DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING REFRESHING OPERATION Public/Granted day:2018-07-05
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