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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
May. 08, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Edgar R. Cordero, Round Rock, TX (US);
Joab D. Henderson, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Kyu-hyoun Kim, Mount Kisco, NY (US);
Jeffrey A. Sabrowski, Leander, TX (US);
Anuwat Saetow, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for modifying a reference voltage between refreshes in a memory device are disclosed. The memory array may include a plurality of memory cells. The memory device may also include a sense amplifier. The sense amplifier may be configured to read data from the plurality of memory cells using a reference voltage. The memory device may also include a sense amplifier reference voltage modification circuit. The sense amplifier reference voltage modification circuit may be configured to detect a triggering event and modify the reference voltage in response to detecting a triggering event.