Throttling memory in response to an internal temperature of a memory device
US7304905B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods of managing memory devices provide for reduced power consumption and better thermal management through enhanced memory throttling. In one embodiment a memory unit includes a memory device and a temperature measurement module coupled to the memory device. The temperature measurement device measures the internal temperature of the memory device. Memory throttling can therefore be implemented based on more accurate measurements and with a much shorter response time.
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