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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2012
Applicant:
Elpida Memory, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kenichi Sakakibara, Tokyo, JP;
Toru Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
PS4 Luxco S.A.R.L., Luxembourg, LU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/406 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/40626 (2013.01); G11C 11/40618 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a device that includes a first semiconductor chip. The first semiconductor chip includes a first data storage area storing data, a first refresh circuit repeating a first refresh operation on the first data storage area to make the first data storage area retain the data, a first terminal supplied with a first control signal from outside of the first semiconductor chip, and a first control circuit coupled between the first terminal and the first refresh circuit to control a repetition cycle of the first refresh operation in response to the first control signal.