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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method for extending life expectancy of a volatile memory device includes performing a life test corresponding to memory cells included in the volatile memory device, determining whether the memory cells have a normal life state or a shrink-life state indicating a life expectancy that is reduced relative to the normal life state based on a result of the life test, and decreasing a wordline voltage, which is applied to a wordline connected to the memory cells, to a first voltage that is less than a second voltage that is applied to the wordline in the normal life state during a read operation or a write operation responsive to determining that the memory cells have the shrink-life state.
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