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Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2023
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Amitava Majumdar, Boise, ID (US);

Anandhavel Nagendrakumar, Boise, ID (US);

Mohammed Ebrahim Hargan, Boise, ID (US);

Scott Garner, Boise, ID (US);

Danilo Caraccio, Milan, IT;

Daniele Balluchi, Cernusco sul Naviglio, IT;

Chia Wei Chang, Boise, ID (US);

Ankush Lal, Boise, ID (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G11C 11/406 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0619 (2013.01); G06F 3/0673 (2013.01); G11C 11/406 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus can include a number of memory devices and a memory controller coupled to one or more of the number of memory devices. The memory controller can include a row hammer detector. The memory controller can be configured increment for a first time period a row counter in a first data structure and a refresh counter. The memory controller can be configured to increment for a second time period a row counter in a second data structure and the refresh counter. The memory controller can be configured to determine that a value of the refresh counter exceeds a refresh threshold and responsive to the determination that the value of the refresh counter exceeds the refresh threshold, issue a notification.


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