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Partial array self-refresh

US6650587B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 19, 2001
Grant dateNov 18, 2003
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/406
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A memory device includes an address selection circuit to store addresses of selected rows of memory cells. During a refresh mode, only the memory cells of the selected rows are refreshed. The addresses of the selected rows can be stored by a user or automatically.

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