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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tetsuo Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyohiro Furutani, Tokyo, JP;
Hideto Hidaka, Tokyo, JP;
Mikio Asakura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
711106 ; 365222 ; 365201 ;
Abstract
In a semiconductor memory device, a self refresh cycle program circuit is provided and a refresh operation is conducted in accordance with one of the refresh cycles programmed in the refresh-cycle program circuit. The refresh cycle of the self-refresh mode is selected from a plurality of refresh-cycle types. A plurality of refresh modes allows a refresh cycle to be selected from a plurality of refresh-cycle types in accordance with a selected refresh mode.