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18367602. MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING THE SAME (NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION)

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MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING THE SAME

Organization Name

NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor(s)

WU-DER Yang of TAOYUAN CITY (TW)

MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING THE SAME

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18367602 titled 'MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING THE SAME

Original Abstract Submitted

A memory device and a method for protecting the same are provided. The memory device includes a controller configured to refresh one of a plurality of word lines during a first refresh cycle in response to a refresh signal, a random number generator configured to generate a first number, a counter configured to receive the first number as an initial value of the counter, wherein the counter is configured to be turned on in response to the refresh signal, and an address register configured to store an address of a first word line active when the counter decrements to zero. The controller is configured to obtain the address of the first word line and protect a second word line during a second refresh cycle, wherein an address of the second word line is adjacent to the address of the first word line.

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