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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2023
Nanya Technology Corporation, New Taipei, TW;
Wu-Der Yang, Taoyuan, TW;
NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, New Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A memory device and a method for protecting the same are provided. The memory device includes a controller configured to refresh a first word line and a first protected word line during a first refresh cycle in response to a refresh signal, a random number generator configured to receive an address of the first word line and an address of the first protected word line to generate a first number, a counter electrically coupled to the random number generator. The counter is configured to receive the first number as an initial value of the counter, and configured to be turned on in response to the refresh signal. The controller is configured to obtain an address of a second accessed word line being accessed when the counter counts down to zero, and refresh a second protected word line, adjacent to the second accessed word line, during a second refresh cycle.