Disabling clocked standby mode based on device temperature
US7177219B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2207/2227
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling a voltage generator of a memory device are provided. A temperature of the memory device is measured. If the measured temperature is outside a threshold temperature range, the memory device is allowed to be placed in a clocked standby mode (CSM), whereby the voltage generator is selectively enabled with a clock signal. If the measured temperature is within a threshold temperature range, the memory device is prevented from being placed in the clocked standby mode (CSM).
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