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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Intel Ip Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/16 (2006.01); G11C 11/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/1675 (2013.01); G11C 11/15 (2013.01); G11C 11/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory circuit (), comprises a first set of memory cells () configured to operate in a direct access mode or in a refresh mode and a second set of memory cells () configured to operate in the direct access mode and in the refresh mode. The memory circuit () further comprises a controller () configured to receive a write request and to execute the write request for a set of memory cells being in direct access mode; and to buffer the write request for later execution for a set of memory cells being in refresh mode.