WO2006002278A3 - Apparatus and method for improving dynamic refresh in a semiconductor memory device with reduced stanby power - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for improving dynamic refresh in a semiconductor memory device with reduced stanby power Download PDF

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WO2006002278A3
WO2006002278A3 PCT/US2005/022144 US2005022144W WO2006002278A3 WO 2006002278 A3 WO2006002278 A3 WO 2006002278A3 US 2005022144 W US2005022144 W US 2005022144W WO 2006002278 A3 WO2006002278 A3 WO 2006002278A3
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time delay
memory device
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semiconductor memory
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Simon Lovett
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Micron Technology Inc
Simon Lovett
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Priority to JP2007511730A priority patent/JP2007536684A/en
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    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
    • G11C11/21—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements
    • G11C11/34—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices
    • G11C11/40—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors
    • G11C11/401—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors forming cells needing refreshing or charge regeneration, i.e. dynamic cells
    • G11C11/406—Management or control of the refreshing or charge-regeneration cycles
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
    • G11C11/21—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements
    • G11C11/34—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices
    • G11C11/40—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors
    • G11C11/401—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors forming cells needing refreshing or charge regeneration, i.e. dynamic cells
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
    • G11C11/21—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements
    • G11C11/34—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices
    • G11C11/40—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors
    • G11C11/401—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors forming cells needing refreshing or charge regeneration, i.e. dynamic cells
    • G11C11/4063—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for addressing, decoding, driving, writing, sensing or timing
    • G11C11/407—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for addressing, decoding, driving, writing, sensing or timing for memory cells of the field-effect type
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    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C8/00—Arrangements for selecting an address in a digital store
    • G11C8/08—Word line control circuits, e.g. drivers, boosters, pull-up circuits, pull-down circuits, precharging circuits, for word lines

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Abstract

An apparatus and method for generating a control pulse for closing an active wordline in a memory device is provided. A timeout generator circuit having a time delay portion and a reset portion may be used to generate a close signal. The time delay portion may define a predetermined time delay interval. The timeout generator may be used in combination with an address transition detector in a refresh controller for a memory device. A method is given in which a control pulse is generated in response to an active mode signal, a timer measuring a predetermined time delay interval is activated in response to the control pulse, a close signal is produced in response to the expiration of the predetermined time delay interval, and the active wordline is closed in response to the close signal.
PCT/US2005/022144 2004-06-22 2005-06-22 Apparatus and method for improving dynamic refresh in a semiconductor memory device with reduced stanby power WO2006002278A2 (en)

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EP05771569.0A EP1776704B1 (en) 2004-06-22 2005-06-22 Word line control circuit for improving dynamic refresh in a semiconductor memory device with reduced standby power
KR1020067024960A KR101184517B1 (en) 2004-06-22 2005-06-22 Apparatus and Method for Improving Dynamic Refresh in a Memeory Device
JP2007511730A JP2007536684A (en) 2004-06-22 2005-06-22 Apparatus and method for improving dynamic refresh in a memory device

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