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Apparatuses and methods for controlling steal rates

US11798610B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 15, 2021
Grant dateOct 24, 2023
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 5, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/4087
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus may include a refresh control circuit with multiple timing circuits. The timing circuits may be used to control steal rates, e.g., the rate of refresh time slots dedicated to healing victim word lines of row hammers. The timing circuits may be controlled to allow independent adjustment of the steal rates for different victim word lines. Thus, different victim word lines may be refreshed at different rates and the different rates may be independent of one another.

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