Workstation power management by page placement control
US5390334A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 9, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power conserving method and apparatus for managing a computer memory. A first memory bank comprises normal RAM. A second memory bank comprises low-power RAM. More frequently used virtual pages are mapped onto the first memory bank while less frequently used virtual pages are mapped onto the second memory bank. Further power savings are achieved by removing power from the driver circuits of the memory controller for the second memory bank when the second memory bank is not being referenced.
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