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Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016

Filed:

May. 29, 2014
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Min-hee Cho, Suwon-si, KR;

Satoru Yamada, Seoul, KR;

Sang-ho Shin, Yongin-si, KR;

Sung-sam Lee, Yongin-si, KR;

Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/406 (2006.01); G11C 7/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/40626 (2013.01); G11C 7/04 (2013.01); G11C 16/3418 (2013.01);
Abstract

A semiconductor memory device includes: a memory unit including a first memory sub region including a first memory cell and a second memory sub region including a second memory cell; a temperature information obtaining unit that obtains temperature information; a temperature estimation unit that estimates a first temperature of the first memory sub region and a second temperature of the second memory sub region based on the temperature information; a first sub region control unit that controls the first memory sub region based on the first temperature; and a second sub region control unit that controls the second memory sub region based on the second temperature.


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