MEMORY AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME
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1. A memory comprising:
- a plurality of word lines coupled to one or more memory cells;
a target address generation unit suitable for generating one or more target addresses using a stored address; and
a control unit suitable for sequentially refreshing the plurality of word lines in response to a refresh command, which is periodically inputted, and refreshing a word line corresponding to the target address in response to the refresh command at a random time.
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Abstract
A memory may include a plurality of word lines coupled to one or more memory cells; a target address generation unit suitable for generating one or more target addresses using a stored address; and a control unit suitable for sequentially refreshing the plurality of word lines in response to a refresh command which is periodically inputted, and refreshing a word line corresponding to the target address in response to the refresh command at a random time.
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1. A memory comprising:
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a plurality of word lines coupled to one or more memory cells; a target address generation unit suitable for generating one or more target addresses using a stored address; and a control unit suitable for sequentially refreshing the plurality of word lines in response to a refresh command, which is periodically inputted, and refreshing a word line corresponding to the target address in response to the refresh command at a random time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A memory system comprising:
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a memory; and a memory controller suitable for periodically inputting a refresh command to the memory, wherein the memory comprises; a plurality of word lines coupled to one or more memory cells; a target address generation unit suitable for generating one or more target addresses using a stored address; and a control unit suitable for sequentially refreshing the plurality of word lines in response to the refresh command, which is periodically inputted, and refreshing a word line corresponding to the target address in response to the refresh command at a random time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A memory comprising:
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a plurality of word lines; and a refreshing unit suitable for refreshing one or more of the plurality of word lines in response to one or more of each input of a periodical refresh command and one or more word lines adjacent to a highly active word line in response to every N-th input count of the periodical refresh command, wherein the refreshing unit initializes the input count after every M-th input of the periodical refresh command. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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