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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Hermann Ruckerbauer, Moos, DE;
Dominique Savignac, Ismaning, DE;
Inventors:
Hermann Ruckerbauer, Moos, DE;
Dominique Savignac, Ismaning, DE;
Assignee:
Qimonda AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/406 (2006.01); G11C 11/4076 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A chip includes a memory array and a refresh counter. The refresh counter is configured to receive refresh trigger signals. The refresh counter is configured or configurable to initiate a refresh of the memory array only once per i of the received refresh trigger signals where i is a number greater than 1.