US Patent Application 17661810. SELECTIVE REFRESH FOR MEMORY DEVICES simplified abstract
Contents
SELECTIVE REFRESH FOR MEMORY DEVICES
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Engin Ipek of San Diego CA (US)
Hamza Omar of San Diego CA (US)
Bohuslav Rychlik of San Diego CA (US)
Saumya Ranjan Kuanr of San Diego CA (US)
Behnam Dashtipour of San Diego CA (US)
Michael Hawjing Lo of San Diego CA (US)
Jeffrey Gemar of San Diego CA (US)
Matthew Severson of Austin TX (US)
George Patsilaras of San Diego CA (US)
Andrew Edmund Turner of San Diego CA (US)
SELECTIVE REFRESH FOR MEMORY DEVICES - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17661810 titled 'SELECTIVE REFRESH FOR MEMORY DEVICES
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application discusses selective refresh techniques for memory devices. - The memory device can set a flag or indication to exempt certain memory segments from active refresh. - This exemption allows these memory segments to be continuously available, improving performance. - The exempted memory segments are indirectly refreshed through frequent read or write commands. - The innovation aims to enhance memory device performance by selectively refreshing memory segments.
Original Abstract Submitted
Selective refresh techniques for memory devices are disclosed. In one aspect, a memory device that is used with an application that has frequent repeated read or write commands to certain memory segments may be able to set a flag or similar indication that exempts these certain memory segments from being actively refreshed. By exempting these memory segments from being actively refreshed, these memory segments are continuously available, thereby improving performance. Likewise, because these memory segments are so frequently the subject of a read or write command, these memory segments are indirectly refreshed through the execution of the read or write command.
