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Patent No.:

US 8549366 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013

Filed:

Jan. 06, 2010
Applicants:

Masanori Higeta, Kawasaki, JP;

Kenji Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;

Takatsugu Sasaki, Kawasaki, JP;

Inventors:

Masanori Higeta, Kawasaki, JP;

Kenji Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;

Takatsugu Sasaki, Kawasaki, JP;

Assignee:

Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The optimization of a refresh cycle is carried out in harmony with the error occurrence state in the memory with the presence of a normal patrol controlling section controlling a normal patrol operation that patrols the memory; an additional patrol controlling section controlling an additional patrol operation that patrols, if a first error in the memory is detected during the normal patrol operation, an error occurring area in which the first error occurs and which is included in the memory; a measuring section () measuring, if a second error is detected in the error occurring area during the additional patrol operation, an error frequency representing information of error in the error occurring area; and a refresh cycle adjusting section adjusting the refresh cycle in accordance with the error frequency measured by the measuring section.


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Higeta, Masanori. (2013). Memory refreshing circuit and method for memory refresh (U.S. Patent No. 8549366). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8549366

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