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Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022

Filed:

Feb. 10, 2021
Applicant:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Inventors:

Yoshiro Riho, Koganei, JP;

Yoshinori Matsui, Sagamihara, JP;

Kiyohiro Furutani, Nishinomiya, JP;

Takahiko Fukiage, Akashi, JP;

Ki-Jun Nam, Boise, ID (US);

John D. Porter, Boise, ID (US);

Assignee:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/406 (2006.01); G11C 11/4076 (2006.01); G11C 11/408 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/40615 (2013.01); G11C 11/4076 (2013.01); G11C 11/4085 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells, a first counter circuit configured to periodically update a count value during a first operation mode, a burst clock generator configured to successively generate a burst pulse predetermined times when the count value indicates a predetermined value, and a row address control circuit configured to perform a refresh operation on the memory cell array in response to the burst pulse.


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