US 12,236,129 B2
Memory module and memory system including the same
Jungwoong Cho, Gyeongju-si (KR); and Joonkun Kim, Yongin-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on May 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/827,838.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0156359 (KR), filed on Nov. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0153018 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0655 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0673 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A memory system comprising:
a memory module including
a control device,
a module temperature sensor configured to measure a module temperature, and
a plurality of semiconductor memory devices configured to store data, the plurality of semiconductor memory devices respectively including a plurality of temperature measurement circuits configured to measure a plurality of internal temperatures, wherein the plurality of internal temperatures are respective internal temperatures of the plurality of semiconductor memory devices; and
a memory controller configured to control the memory module,
wherein the memory system is configured to generate a reference offset value based on the module temperature and the plurality of internal temperatures and perform thermal throttling of the memory module based on the reference offset value and the module temperature, and
wherein the reference offset value corresponds to a maximum internal temperature of the plurality of internal temperatures subtracted by the module temperature.