Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatuses and methods for row hammer based cache lockdown
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Application No.: US17127654Application Date: 2020-12-18
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Publication No.: US11264079B1Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: David A. Roberts
- Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: G11C11/24
- IPC: G11C11/24 ; G11C11/4078

Abstract:
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for row hammer based cache lockdown. A controller of a memory may include an aggressor detector circuit which determines if addresses are aggressor addresses or not. The controller may include a tracker circuit which may count a number of times an address is identified as an aggressor, and may determine if the aggressor address is a frequent aggressor address based on the count. If the address is a frequent aggressor address, a cache entry associated with the frequent aggressor address may be locked (e.g., for a set amount of time). In some embodiments, the controller may include a second tracker which may determine if the frequent aggressor address is a highly attacked address. An address mapping associated with the highly attacked address may be changed.
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