Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Memory device, refresh method, and system including the same
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Application No.: US15066098Application Date: 2016-03-10
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Publication No.: US09728244B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Chang Hyun Kim
- Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
- Applicant Address: KR Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
- Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
- Current Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
- Agency: William Park & Associates Ltd.
- Priority: KR10-2015-0169382 20151130
- Main IPC: G11C7/00
- IPC: G11C7/00 ; G11C11/406

Abstract:
A memory device may be provided. The memory device may include an active control section configured to output a row active signal in response to a refresh signal when an active signal is activated. The memory device may include a refresh management section configured to control the refresh signal to skip a refresh operation for an unused row address in response to a refresh command signal and a refresh skip signal, and output an active row address for controlling the refresh operation. The memory device may include a memory section configured to perform a refresh operation for only an area of a cell array corresponding to a used row address in response to the row active signal and the active row address.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170154670A1 MEMORY DEVICE, REFRESH METHOD, AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2017-06-01
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