Invention Grant
US08174921B2 Semiconductor memory device having shared temperature control circuit
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具有共享温度控制电路的半导体存储器件
- Patent Title: Semiconductor memory device having shared temperature control circuit
- Patent Title (中): 具有共享温度控制电路的半导体存储器件
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Application No.: US12589674Application Date: 2009-10-27
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Publication No.: US08174921B2Publication Date: 2012-05-08
- Inventor: Ho-Young Kim , Jung-Bae Lee
- Applicant: Ho-Young Kim , Jung-Bae Lee
- Applicant Address: KR
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR
- Agency: Onello & Mello, LLP
- Priority: KR10-2008-0129854 20081219
- Main IPC: G11C7/00
- IPC: G11C7/00

Abstract:
A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory banks; a plurality of temperature sensing circuits, and a shared control circuit. The temperature sensing circuits correspond to the memory banks and each is disposed in the vicinity of a corresponding memory bank. The shared control circuit is connected to the plurality of temperature sensing circuits and a plurality of refresh circuits for refreshing the plurality of memory banks, performs calibration on the plurality of temperature sensing circuits, performs digital processing on signals for separately controlling refresh intervals for the plurality of memory banks, and transmits the processed signals to the plurality of refresh circuits. Therefore, the refresh intervals for individual channels or banks are separately or selectively controlled. Further, since the plurality of temperature sensing circuits are connected to the shared temperature control circuit, the occupied area of the circuits in a chip is reduced or minimized.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100157709A1 Semiconductor memory device having shared temperature control circuit Public/Granted day:2010-06-24
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