Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Memory devices and methods for controlling row hammer
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Application No.: US18052644Application Date: 2022-11-04
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Publication No.: US12119044B2Publication Date: 2024-10-15
- Inventor: Seongjin Cho
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR
- Agency: Myers Bigel, P.A.
- Priority: KR 20210175213 2021.12.08 KR 20220016430 2022.02.08
- Main IPC: G11C11/40
- IPC: G11C11/40 ; G11C11/406 ; G11C11/4078 ; G11C11/4096

Abstract:
Memory devices and methods for controlling a row hammer are provided. The memory device includes a memory cell array including a word line and a plurality of counter memory cells storing an access count value of the word line, and a control logic circuit configured to monitor a row address accessing the word line during a row hammer monitoring time frame and to determine the row address to be a row hammer address when the number of times the word line is accessed is greater than or equal to a threshold value, wherein the row hammer address is to be stored in an address storage. The control logic circuit is further configured to hold up a determination operation for a next row hammer address, based on activation of a latch full signal indicating that there is no free space to store the row hammer address in the address storage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230178140A1 MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ROW HAMMER Public/Granted day:2023-06-08
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