摘要:
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and a refresh control circuit. The refresh circuit is configured to: perform a second burst refresh operation on the memory cell rows after the memory cell rows exit from a self refresh operation, and not perform the second burst refresh operation on the memory cell rows after the memory cell rows exit from a self refresh operation. Whether the refresh control circuit performs or does not perform the second burst refresh operation is based on a comparison between an entering time for the self refresh operation of the memory cell rows and a reference time.
摘要:
A refresh method for a volatile memory device includes refreshing memory cells of a first set of rows of an array at a first refresh rate having a first refresh period, the first refresh rate being a lower rate having a longer refresh period than a second refresh rate having a second refresh period, wherein each memory cell in the first set of rows of the array has a retention time longer than the first refresh period; and refreshing memory cells of a second set of rows of the array at a third refresh rate having a third refresh period, the third refresh rate being a higher rate having a shorter refresh period than the second refresh rate having the second refresh period, wherein at least one memory cell of each row of the second set of rows has a retention time longer than the third refresh period and shorter than the first refresh period. The second refresh period corresponds to a refresh period defined in a standard for the volatile memory device.