Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Circuit and method for controlling a clock synchronizing circuit for low power refresh operation
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Application No.: US11184187Application Date: 2005-07-18
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Publication No.: US07106646B2Publication Date: 2006-09-12
- Inventor: Aaron M. Schoenfeld , Ross E. Dermott
- Applicant: Aaron M. Schoenfeld , Ross E. Dermott
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: G11C7/00
- IPC: G11C7/00
Abstract:
A method and apparatus is provided for idling a clock synchronizing circuit during at least a portion of time during execution of a refresh operation in a memory device. In a memory device receiving an external clock signal, a method and apparatus for executing a refresh operation is provided that includes initiating at least one refresh operation in the memory device, and ceasing generation of an internal clock signal timed with respect to the external clock signal for at least a portion of the time in which at least one refresh operation takes to complete.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050254327A1 Circuit and method for controlling a clock synchronizing circuit for low power refresh operation Public/Granted day:2005-11-17
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