Method of controlling a memory device having multiple power modes
    11.
    发明授权
    Method of controlling a memory device having multiple power modes 有权
    控制具有多个功率模式的存储器件的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08248884B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-21

    申请号:US12975322

    申请日:2010-12-21

    IPC分类号: G11C8/18

    摘要: A memory device includes a clock receiver, a command interface, and a data interface separate from the command interface. A memory controller provides the command interface with a command that specifies a write operation. After a programmable latency period transpires from providing the command, data associated with the write operation is provided to the data interface by the memory controller. The memory controller provides power mode information that controls transitions between a plurality of power modes, where for each power mode of the plurality of power modes, less power is consumed than the amount of power consumed during the write operation. The power modes include a mode in which the clock receiver is on and the data interface is off; and a mode in which the clock receiver is off and the data interface is off.

    摘要翻译: 存储器件包括时钟接收器,命令接口和与命令接口分开的数据接口。 存储器控制器为命令接口提供指定写入操作的命令。 在从提供命令开始可编程的等待时间之后,由写入操作相关联的数据由存储器控制器提供给数据接口。 存储器控制器提供功率模式信息,其控制多个功率模式之间的转换,其中对于多个功率模式的每个功率模式,消耗的功率比在写入操作期间消耗的功率量少。 功率模式包括时钟接收器接通和数据接口关闭的模式; 以及时钟接收器关闭且数据接口关闭的模式。

    Memory device having multiple power modes
    12.
    发明授权
    Memory device having multiple power modes 有权
    具有多种功率模式的存储器件

    公开(公告)号:US07986584B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-26

    申请号:US12608209

    申请日:2009-10-29

    IPC分类号: G11C8/18

    摘要: A memory device having a memory core is described. The memory device includes a clock receiver circuit, a first interface to receive a read command, a data interface, and a second interface to receive power mode information. The data interface is separate from the first interface. The second interface is separate from the first interface and the data interface. The memory device has a plurality of power modes, including a first mode in which the clock receiver circuit, first interface, and data interface are turned off; a second mode in which the clock receiver is turned on and the first interface and data interface are turned off; and a third mode in which the clock receiver and first interface are turned on. In the third mode, the data interface is turned on when the first interface receives the command, to output data in response to the command.

    摘要翻译: 描述了具有存储器核心的存储器件。 存储器件包括时钟接收器电路,用于接收读取命令的第一接口,数据接口和用于接收功率模式信息的第二接口。 数据接口与第一个接口分开。 第二个接口与第一个接口和数据接口分开。 存储器件具有多个功率模式,包括时钟接收器电路,第一接口和数据接口关闭的第一模式; 时钟接收器被接通并且第一接口和数据接口被关闭的第二模式; 以及其中时钟接收器和第一接口被接通的第三模式。 在第三种模式下,当第一个接口接收到命令时,数据接口被打开,以响应命令输出数据。

    Memory Device Having Multiple Power Modes
    15.
    发明申请
    Memory Device Having Multiple Power Modes 审中-公开
    具有多种功率模式的存储器件

    公开(公告)号:US20120057424A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-08

    申请号:US13253911

    申请日:2011-10-05

    IPC分类号: G11C8/18

    摘要: A memory device having a memory core is described. The memory device includes a clock receiver circuit, a first interface to receive a read command, a data interface, and a second interface to receive power mode information. The data interface is separate from the first interface. The second interface is separate from the first interface and the data interface. The memory device has a plurality of power modes, including a first mode in which the clock receiver circuit, first interface, and data interface are turned off; a second mode in which the clock receiver is turned on and the first interface and data interface are turned off; and a third mode in which the clock receiver and first interface are turned on. In the third mode, the data interface is turned on when the first interface receives the command, to output data in response to the command.

    摘要翻译: 描述了具有存储器核心的存储器件。 存储器件包括时钟接收器电路,用于接收读取命令的第一接口,数据接口和用于接收功率模式信息的第二接口。 数据接口与第一个接口分开。 第二个接口与第一个接口和数据接口分开。 存储器件具有多个功率模式,包括时钟接收器电路,第一接口和数据接口关闭的第一模式; 时钟接收器被接通并且第一接口和数据接口被关闭的第二模式; 以及其中时钟接收器和第一接口被接通的第三模式。 在第三种模式下,当第一个接口接收到命令时,数据接口被打开,以响应命令输出数据。

    Memory device having a read pipeline and a delay locked loop
    16.
    发明授权
    Memory device having a read pipeline and a delay locked loop 有权
    具有读取流水线和延迟锁定环路的存储器件

    公开(公告)号:US07626880B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-01

    申请号:US11107504

    申请日:2005-04-15

    IPC分类号: G11C11/06

    摘要: A memory device having a memory core is described. The memory device includes a clock receiver circuit, a control interface, a data interface, a delay locked loop circuit, a read pipeline circuit and a circuit to provide an internal clock signal. The clock receiver circuit receives an external clock signal. The control interface receives a command that specifies a read operation to the memory device. The data interface transfers data between the memory device and an external set of signal lines. The delay locked loop circuit, coupled to the clock receiver circuit, to generate the internal clock signal using the external clock signal. The read pipeline circuit provides read data accessed from the memory core to the data interface. The circuit provides the internal clock signal to the read pipeline circuit in response to receipt of the command that specifies the read operation.

    摘要翻译: 描述了具有存储器核心的存储器件。 存储器件包括时钟接收器电路,控制接口,数据接口,延迟锁定环电路,读取流水线电路和用于提供内部时钟信号的电路。 时钟接收器电路接收外部时钟信号。 控制接口接收指定对存储器件的读取操作的命令。 数据接口在存储器件和外部信号线组之间传送数据。 延迟锁定环路电路,耦合到时钟接收器电路,以使用外部时钟信号产生内部时钟信号。 读取管线电路将从存储器核心访问的读取数据提供给数据接口。 响应于接收到指定读取操作的命令,该电路将内部时钟信号提供给读取管线电路。

    Power control system for synchronous memory device
    17.
    发明授权
    Power control system for synchronous memory device 有权
    同步存储设备电源控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US07320082B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-15

    申请号:US10742327

    申请日:2003-12-18

    IPC分类号: G06F1/00

    摘要: A memory device with multiple clock domains. Separate clocks to different portions of the control circuitry create different clock domains. The different domains are sequentially turned on as needed to limit the power consumed. The turn on time of the domains is overlapped with the latency for the memory access to make the power control transparent to the user accessing the memory core. The memory device can dynamically switch between a fast and a slow clock depending upon the needed data bandwidth. The data bandwidth across the memory interface can be monitored by the memory controller, and when it drops below a certain threshold, a slower clock can be used. The clock speed can be dynamically increased as the bandwidth demand increases.

    摘要翻译: 具有多个时钟域的存储器件。 将时钟分离到控制电路的不同部分,创建不同的时钟域。 根据需要依次打开不同的域以限制消耗的功率。 域的接通时间与存储器访问的等待时间重叠,使得功率控制对于访问存储器核心的用户是透明的。 存储器件可以根据所需的数据带宽在快速和慢时钟之间动态切换。 存储器接口上的数据带宽可以由存储器控制器进行监视,并且当其低于某个阈值时,可以使用较慢的时钟。 随着带宽需求的增加,时钟速度可以动态增加。