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US 10,372,330 B1Granted
Apparatuses and methods for configurable memory array bank architectures
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsDean D. Gans, Shunichi Saito
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for configurable memory array bank architectures are described. An example apparatus includes a mode register configured to store information related to bank architecture and a memory array including a plurality of memory banks. The plurality of memory banks are configured to be arranged in a bank architecture based at least in part on the information related to bank architecture stored in the mode register.
Claims6
A method, comprising:
- programming a value in a mode register of a memory for operands corresponding to one bank architecture selected from a set of three bank architectures, wherein each bank architecture of the set comprises a plurality of memory banks of the memory arranged according to the bank architecture selected by the value programmed in the mode register, wherein the value is programmed in the mode register of the memory for operands corresponding to the bank architecture selected for a first frequency set point;
- programming a value in the mode register of the memory for operands corresponding to the bank architecture selected for a second frequency set point;
- and
- providing a read/write command to the memory to access the plurality of memory banks according to the bank architecture, wherein behavior of the memory resulting from the read/write command depends at least in part on the selected bank architecture.
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