Low power manager for standby operation of a memory system
US7023758B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C8/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A memory system includes a memory array, a plurality of wordline drivers, a row address decoder block which has a plurality of outputs connected to selected ones of the wordline drivers, a row selector block which has a selector lines connected to individual ones of the wordline drivers. A power management circuit having a power down input for a power down input signal (WLPWRDN) and a wordline power down output (WLPDN) is connected to the wordline drivers to lower the power consumption thereof as a function of the power down input signal.
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