Selective bank refresh

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2007-03-20

2007-03-20

Auduong, Gene N. (Department: 2827)

Static information storage and retrieval

Read/write circuit

Data refresh

C365S203000, C365S230060

Reexamination Certificate

active

11249773

ABSTRACT:
A method of refreshing several memory banks of a memory device that receives command signals from a memory controller. The method includes monitoring command signals received by a memory device and refreshing the several memory banks based on the monitored command signals so as to avoid unnecessary power consumption for refreshing particular ones of the several memory banks with irrelevant contents.

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