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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2016
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Kwi-Dong Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jun-Hyun Chun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/406 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/406 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory device may include a plurality of word lines each word line being operably coupled to one or more memory cells; a peripheral circuit suitable for performing first and second refresh operations to the plurality of word lines; wherein the first refresh operation is suitable for preserving stored data for a majority of the memory cells of the memory device and the second refresh operation is suitable for preserving stored data of one or more weak memory cells.