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Method of and apparatus for measuring information hold time of memory cell in dynamic MIS memory

US4044344A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 1976
Grant dateAug 23, 1977
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Expiry dateMay 12, 1996

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C29/50
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a MIS dynamic memory, information is written in the memory cell at a predetermined address, the access to other plural addresses is made for a fixed time period under such a condition that the memory cell of the predetermined address is not refreshed, and the stored information is thereafter read out of the memory cell of the predetermined address. The level of the read information is compared with a predetermined threshold value, thereby determining the information hold time of the memory cell.

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