- Patent Title: Volatile memory device and electronic device comprising refresh information generator, information providing method thereof, and refresh control method thereof
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Application No.: US16379167Application Date: 2019-04-09
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Publication No.: US10658023B2Publication Date: 2020-05-19
- Inventor: Yanggyoon Loh , Hoyoung Song , Sangwoong Shin
- 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: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@2dcf4de8 com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@7aee5f85
- Main IPC: G11C7/00
- IPC: G11C7/00 ; G11C11/406 ; G06F3/06 ; G11C11/408 ; G11C11/4091 ; G11C11/4096

Abstract:
A volatile memory device includes a refresh controller configured to control a hidden refresh operation performed on a first portion of memory cells while a valid operation is performed on a second portion of the memory cells. The volatile memory device is configured to perform a regular refresh operation in response to receiving a refresh command. The refresh controller is configured to generate refresh information using a performance indicator of the hidden refresh operation during a first part of a reference time. The volatile memory device is configured to perform a desired number of the regular refresh operation during a remaining part of the reference time based on the refresh information. The desired number of the regular refresh operation is an integer based on a difference between a target number of refresh operations during the reference time and a count value of the hidden refresh operation during the reference time.
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