Redundancy area refresh rate increase

A method, comprising:

• performing a first updating operation a plurality of times configured to update a first address information, the first updating operation being such that the first address information is updated from a first initial value to a first final value;
• performing a second updating operation a plurality of times configured to update a second address information, the second updating operation being such that the second address information is updated from a second initial value to a second final value;
• and
• performing the second updating operation at least twice per the first updating operation being performed once, wherein the first updating operation and the second updating operation are configured to update separate indications of counts through the same address counter circuitry,
• wherein the first updating operation is divided into a plurality of partial updating operations, wherein performing the second updating operation occurs after each partial updating operation, such that the second updating operation is performed at least twice per the first updating operation being performed once.

A memory device, comprising:

• an address counter configured to increment a first count at a first refresh rate and a second count at a second refresh rate, wherein the address counter comprises an indication of the first count and of the second count, and wherein the incrementing occurs until the first count reaches a first maximum value;
• a row decoder configured to perform refresh operations based at least in part on the first count and on the second count;
• and
• arbitration circuitry configured to control the transmission of the second count to the row decoder,
• wherein the second count reaches a second maximum value before the first count reaches the first maximum value.