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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2024
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Kazutaka Miyano, Sagamihara, JP;
Yukimi Morimoto, Sagamihara, JP;
Yasuo Satoh, Ibaraki, JP;
Atsuko Momma, Tokyo, JP;
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
An example apparatus includes a first circuit configured to generate a first internal command signal in response to receiving an external command; a second circuit configured to receive the first internal command signal and a degradation control signal to generate a first mixed signal including a first internal command portion and a degradation control signal portion; a third circuit configured to delay the first mixed signal to generate a second mixed signal; and a fourth circuit coupled to the third circuit, the fourth circuit being configured to: receive the second mixed signal; start masking the degradation control signal portion of the second mixed signal at a first timing after the external command is received; and stop masking the degradation control signal portion of the second mixed signal at a second timing after the first internal command portion is generated.