US Patent Issued to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS on Jan. 27 for "Memory device performing refresh operation based on random value and method of operating same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,537,040, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Memory device performing refresh operation based on random value and method of operating same" was invented by Dongha Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Hyunki Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Hoyoung Song (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A memory device includes a memory cell array, a random bit generator, a comparator and a refresh controller. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells coupled to a plurality of word-lines. The random bit generator generates a random binary code having a predetermined n...