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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Bu-Il Jung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
So-Young Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/403 (2006.01); G11C 11/406 (2006.01); G11C 11/4063 (2006.01); G11C 29/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/40615 (2013.01); G11C 11/4063 (2013.01); G11C 11/40611 (2013.01); G11C 11/40618 (2013.01); G11C 11/40626 (2013.01); G11C 29/50016 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refresh address generator includes a refresh sequence buffer and a refresh address generating unit. The refresh sequence buffer stores a sequence of memory groups, each memory group including a plurality of memory cell rows. The refresh address generating unit generates a plurality of refresh row addresses according to the sequence of memory groups stored in the refresh sequence buffer, in response to a refresh signal.