Patent ID: 11922031
Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 1:
2. The memory device of claim 1, wherein:
the refresh command is a command associated with the precharging operation that includes the target address and a direct refresh management (DRFM) indicator for commanding the memory device to capture the target address for a commanded refresh operation for the DRFM;
the command decoder is configured to:
coordinate the precharging operation; and
generate a DRFM capture signal independent of the closed state of the memory bank for coordinating a DRFM portion of the refresh command; and

the refresh control circuit includes DRFM control logic configured to process the DRFM capture signal downstream from the command decoder by blocking the capture of the target address and retaining a previously provided address when the memory bank is in the closed state.