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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2014
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Icheon, KR;
Inventor:
Jin Yong Seong, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
SK HYNIX INC., Icheon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 15/04 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 15/046 (2013.01); G06F 11/10 (2013.01); G11C 16/102 (2013.01); G11C 16/105 (2013.01); G11C 16/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor device employs a technology for improving data retention characteristics of a cell array storing data regarding conditions for controlling internal operations of the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a content addressable memory (CAM) cell array configured to store CAM data regarding conditions for controlling the internal operations, a control logic configured to store the CAM data read out of the CAM cell array, and a microprocessor configured to perform a reprogramming operation on the CAM cell array using the CAM data stored in the control logic.