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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventor:
Yutaka Uemura, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/40 (2006.01); G11C 11/406 (2006.01); G11C 11/4091 (2006.01); G11C 11/408 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/40615 (2013.01); G11C 11/4087 (2013.01); G11C 11/4091 (2013.01); G11C 11/40618 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for self-refreshing a plurality of dies are described. An example apparatus includes a first die including a first bank and a second bank, the first bank and the second bank including memory cells; and a second die vertically stacked with the first die, the second die including a third bank and a fourth bank, the third bank and the fourth bank including memory cells. The third bank is vertically aligned with the first bank. The first bank and the fourth bank are configured to be refreshed prior to refreshing the second bank and the fourth bank.