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LEAKAGE DETECTION CIRCUIT, NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING LEAKAGE DETECTION CIRCUIT, AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE
20230060971 · 2023-03-02 · ·

A leakage detection circuit may include: a comparison circuit configured to compare an input voltage, which changes based on the level of an operation voltage node, to a reference voltage and configured to output a detection signal; and a state decision circuit configured to determine a count value that corresponds to a determination period based on the detection signal and configured to output leakage state information based on the count value.

SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE
20230111467 · 2023-04-13 · ·

A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including memory cell row, each of which includes volatile memory cells, a row hammer management circuit, a repair control circuit and a connection logic. The row hammer management circuit counts access addresses associated with the memory cell rows to store counting values, and determines a hammer address associated with least one of the memory cell rows, which is intensively accessed, based on the counting values. The repair control circuit includes repair controllers, each of which includes a defective address storage, and repairs a defective memory cell row among the memory cell rows. The connection logic connects first repair controllers, which are unused for storing defective addresses, among the plurality of repair controllers, to the row hammer management circuit. The row hammer management circuit uses the first repair controllers as a storage resource to store a portion of the access addresses.

SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE
20230111467 · 2023-04-13 · ·

A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including memory cell row, each of which includes volatile memory cells, a row hammer management circuit, a repair control circuit and a connection logic. The row hammer management circuit counts access addresses associated with the memory cell rows to store counting values, and determines a hammer address associated with least one of the memory cell rows, which is intensively accessed, based on the counting values. The repair control circuit includes repair controllers, each of which includes a defective address storage, and repairs a defective memory cell row among the memory cell rows. The connection logic connects first repair controllers, which are unused for storing defective addresses, among the plurality of repair controllers, to the row hammer management circuit. The row hammer management circuit uses the first repair controllers as a storage resource to store a portion of the access addresses.

DYNAMIC ERROR MONITOR AND REPAIR
20220336037 · 2022-10-20 ·

A memory device includes: a memory cell array comprising a plurality of memory cells, the plurality of memory cells comprising a plurality of data memory cells including a first data memory cell and a plurality of backup memory cells including a first backup memory cell; a storage storing an error table configured to record errors in the plurality of data memory cells, the error table including a plurality of error table entries, each error table entry corresponding to one of the plurality of data memory cell and having an address and a failure count; and a controller configured to replace the first data memory cell with the first backup memory cell based on the error table.

DYNAMIC ERROR MONITOR AND REPAIR
20220336037 · 2022-10-20 ·

A memory device includes: a memory cell array comprising a plurality of memory cells, the plurality of memory cells comprising a plurality of data memory cells including a first data memory cell and a plurality of backup memory cells including a first backup memory cell; a storage storing an error table configured to record errors in the plurality of data memory cells, the error table including a plurality of error table entries, each error table entry corresponding to one of the plurality of data memory cell and having an address and a failure count; and a controller configured to replace the first data memory cell with the first backup memory cell based on the error table.

Semiconductor memory devices and methods of operating semiconductor memory devices

A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, an error correction code (ECC) circuit, a fault address register, a scrubbing control circuit and a control logic circuit. The memory cell array includes memory cell rows. The scrubbing control circuit generates scrubbing addresses based on refresh operations performed on the memory cell array. The control logic circuit controls the ECC circuit such that the ECC circuit performs an error detection operation on a plurality of sub-pages in a first memory cell row to count a number of error occurrences, and determines whether to correct a codeword in which an error is detected based on the number of error occurrences. An uncorrected or corrected codeword is written back, and a row address of the first memory cell row may be stored in the fault address register as a row fault address based on the number of error occurrences.

Semiconductor memory devices and methods of operating semiconductor memory devices

A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, an error correction code (ECC) circuit, a fault address register, a scrubbing control circuit and a control logic circuit. The memory cell array includes memory cell rows. The scrubbing control circuit generates scrubbing addresses based on refresh operations performed on the memory cell array. The control logic circuit controls the ECC circuit such that the ECC circuit performs an error detection operation on a plurality of sub-pages in a first memory cell row to count a number of error occurrences, and determines whether to correct a codeword in which an error is detected based on the number of error occurrences. An uncorrected or corrected codeword is written back, and a row address of the first memory cell row may be stored in the fault address register as a row fault address based on the number of error occurrences.

Anti-fuse sensing device and operation method thereof
11626177 · 2023-04-11 · ·

An anti-fuse sensing device and an operation method thereof are provided. The anti-fuse sensing device is adapted for sensing a resistance state of an anti-fuse. The anti-fuse sensing device includes a voltage generating circuit, a comparison circuit, and a sensing circuit. The voltage generating circuit is configured to generate a comparison voltage that changes with temperature. The comparison circuit is coupled to the voltage generating circuit to receive the comparison voltage. The comparison circuit is configured to compare the comparison voltage with a reference voltage, and convert a difference between the comparison voltage and the reference voltage into a bias voltage that changes with temperature. The sensing circuit is coupled to the comparison circuit to receive the bias voltage. The sensing circuit is configured to sense the resistance state of the anti-fuse according to the bias voltage.

On-die logic analyzer

An on-die logic analyzer (ODLA) can reduce the time and resources that would otherwise be spent in validating or debugging memory system timings. The ODLA can receive an enable signal with respect to a start command and start a count of clock cycles in response to a first issued command matching the start command defined in a first mode register. The ODLA can stop the count of clock cycles in response to a second issued command matching a stop command defined in a second mode register. The ODLA can write a value indicative of the stopped count to a third mode register or an on-die storage array in response to the stopped count exceeding a previously stored count.

SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS OF OPERATING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES

A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, an error correction code (ECC) circuit, a fault address register, a scrubbing control circuit and a control logic circuit. The memory cell array includes memory cell rows. The scrubbing control circuit generates scrubbing addresses based on refresh operations performed on the memory cell array. The control logic circuit controls the ECC circuit such that the ECC circuit performs an error detection operation on a plurality of sub-pages in a first memory cell row to count a number of error occurrences, and determines whether to correct a codeword in which an error is detected based on the number of error occurrences. An uncorrected or corrected codeword is written back, and a row address of the first memory cell row may be stored in the fault address register as a row fault address based on the number of error occurrences.