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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2008
Applicant:
Hermann Ruckerbauer, Moos, DE;
Inventor:
Hermann Ruckerbauer, Moos, DE;
Assignee:
Qimonda AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01); G11C 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory apparatus includes at least two memory devices, each memory device including at least one memory bank. A method of operating the memory apparatus includes receiving a row activation command generated by a memory controller, wherein the row activation command includes a bank address. The method also includes activating a word line in a bank of one of the memory devices based on the row activation command, wherein the bank address is used to select the memory device.