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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Tae Young Oh, Seoul, KR;
Su Yeon Doo, Seoul, KR;
Seung Hoon Oh, Yongin-si, KR;
Jong Ho Lee, Seoul, KR;
Kwang Il Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/406 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/40615 (2013.01); G11C 11/40618 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a semiconductor memory device is provided as follows. The semiconductor memory device receive a bank address for a first bank including a first word line, a second word line and a third word line. The semiconductor memory device receive a first row address to activate the first world line for a read operation or a write operation. The semiconductor memory device generates a second row address to refresh a plurality of memory cells associated with the second word line.