Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for controlling supply of power for refresh operation
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Application No.: US17824303Application Date: 2022-05-25
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Publication No.: US12062390B2Publication Date: 2024-08-13
- Inventor: Woongrae Kim
- Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
- Applicant Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
- Current Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Agency: IP & T GROUP LLP
- Priority: KR 20210188145 2021.12.27
- Main IPC: G11C7/00
- IPC: G11C7/00 ; G11C11/406 ; G11C11/408

Abstract:
A memory device includes: a refresh control circuit configured to generate a self-refresh command and a refresh address, word line control circuits configured to control a refresh operation of a plurality of word lines, a group management circuit configured to classify N address groups by grouping the refresh addresses to be generated by the refresh control circuit and to select from the N address groups, a current address group including a refresh address to be currently generated and a subsequent address group including a refresh address to be generated after the current address group according to the predetermined order, a row control circuit configured to group the plurality of word line control circuits with N control signals respectively corresponding to the N address groups, respectively, and a supply control circuit configured to activate signals corresponding to the current and subsequent address groups among the N control signals.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230206981A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUPPLY OF POWER FOR REFRESH OPERATION Public/Granted day:2023-06-29
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