POWER MANAGEMENT OF MEMORY SYSTEMS

A memory system that includes a memory array and a memory controller manages power consumption by maintaining a variable credit value that reflects the amount of power available to the memory system. The variable credit value may be increased periodically up to a limit. When a power-consuming operat...

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1. Verfasser: SPROUSE, STEVEN, THEODORE
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Zusammenfassung:A memory system that includes a memory array and a memory controller manages power consumption by maintaining a variable credit value that reflects the amount of power available to the memory system. The variable credit value may be increased periodically up to a limit. When a power-consuming operation is performed, the variable credit value is reduced to reflect the power used.