IP Library Granted Patent US 9,190,138
Granted Patent B2
US 9,190,138 · App. 14/293,694 · Granted Nov 17, 2015

Semiconductor memory device

Inventor: Choung-Ki Song (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
G11C11/40618G11C5/025G11C7/02G11C11/406G11C11/408G11C11/4087G11C11/40611
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Patent No.
US 9,190,138
App. No.
14/293,694
Granted
Nov 17, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor memory device includes a first bank, a second bank disposed separately from the first bank along a first direction, a third bank disposed separately from the first bank along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, a fourth bank disposed separately from the second bank along the second direction and from the third bank along the first direction, a first row control region, which is disposed between the first bank and the second bank, suitable for controlling a row decoding operation of the first bank and the second bank, a second row control region, which is disposed between the third bank and the fourth bank, suitable for controlling a row decoding operation of the third bank and the fourth bank, and a refresh control unit suitable for controlling a refresh operation of the first to fourth banks.

Claims (37)

1. A semiconductor memory device comprising:

a plurality of bank groups,

wherein each of the plurality of bank groups comprises:

a first bank;

a second bank disposed separately from the first bank along a first direction;

a third bank disposed separately from the first bank along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;

a fourth bank disposed separately from the second bank along the second direction and from the third bank along the first direction;

a first row control region, which is disposed between the first bank and the second bank, suitable for controlling a row decoding operation of the first bank and the second bank;

a second row control region, which is disposed between the third bank and the fourth bank, suitable for controlling a row decoding operation of the third bank and the fourth bank;

a peripheral circuit region disposed between the first row control region and the second row control region;

a refresh control unit, which is disposed in the peripheral circuit region, suitable for controlling a refresh operation of the first to fourth banks in response to a plurality of control signals; and

a target row refresh main control unit suitable for controlling the refresh control unit by providing the plurality of control signals to the refresh control unit.

2. The semiconductor memory device of claim 1 , wherein the first row control region includes a first row decoder for performing a row address decoding operation of the first bank, and a second row decoder for performing a row address decoding operation of the second bank, and the second row control region includes a third row decoder for performing a row address decoding operation of the third bank, and a fourth row decoder for performing a row address decoding operation of the fourth bank.

3. The semiconductor memory device of claim 1 , wherein the refresh operation includes a target row refresh (TRR) operation that sequentially active-precharges word lines corresponding to a target row address and adjacent word lines thereto.

4. The semiconductor memory device of claim 3 , wherein the refresh control unit includes a target row refresh counter for receiving and counting the target row address and generating an address corresponding to the adjacent word lines.

5. The semiconductor memory device of claim 3 , wherein the bank group further comprises:

first and second column decoders, which are disposed along the first direction between the first bank and the third bank, suitable for performing a column decoding operation of the first bank and the third bank; and

second and fourth column decoders, which are disposed along the first direction between the second bank and the fourth bank, suitable for performing a column decoding operation of the second bank and the fourth bank.

6. A semiconductor memory device, comprising:

a peripheral circuit region; and

a plurality of bank group pairs, each bank group within a bank group pair being disposed opposite to each other relative to the peripheral circuit region,

wherein each of the plurality bank groups comprises:

a first bank;

a second bank disposed separately from the first bank along the first direction;

a third bank disposed separately from the first bank along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;

a fourth bank disposed separately from the second bank along the second direction and from the third bank along the first direction;

a first row control region, which is disposed between the first bank and the third bank, suitable for controlling a row decoding operation of the first bank and the third bank;

a second row control region, which is disposed between the second bank and the fourth bank, suitable for controlling a row decoding operation of the second bank and the fourth bank;

a refresh control unit, which is disposed in the peripheral circuit region, suitable for controlling a refresh operation of the first to fourth banks in response to a plurality of control signals; and

a target row refresh main control unit suitable for controlling the refresh control unit by providing the plurality of control signals to the refresh control unit.

7. The semiconductor memory device of claim 6 , wherein the first row control region includes a first row decoder for performing a row address decoding operation of the first bank, and a second row decoder for performing a row address decoding operation of the third bank, and the second row control region includes a third row decoder for performing a row address decoding operation of the second bank, and a fourth row decoder for performing a row address decoding operation of the fourth bank.

8. The semiconductor memory device of claim 6 , wherein the refresh operation includes a target row refresh (TRR) operation that sequentially active-precharges word lines corresponding to a target row address and adjacent word lines thereto.

9. The semiconductor memory device of claim 8 , wherein the refresh control unit includes a target row refresh counter for receiving and counting the target row address and generating an address corresponding to the adjacent word lines.

10. The semiconductor memory device of claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of bank groups comprises:

first and second column decoders, which are disposed along the first direction between the first bank and the second bank, suitable for performing a column decoding operation of the first bank and the second bank; and

second and fourth column decoders, which are disposed along the first direction between the third bank and the fourth bank, suitable for performing a column decoding operation of the third bank and the fourth bank.

11. The semiconductor memory device of claim 6 , wherein the target row refresh main control unit is disposed in the peripheral circuit region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2014
From: SONG, CHOUNG-KI
To: SK HYNIX INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2013-0149769 · Dec 4, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150155030A1 · Jun 4, 2015