DMA assisted data backup and restore
US7895466B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/28
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes a DMA controller for performing conventional DMA transfers and for backing-up and restoring data during low power events. The integrated circuit includes one or more processor components, one or more peripheral components, a power management circuit and the DMA controller. The power management circuit manages power control within the integrated circuit. The DMA controller includes a DMA engine for executing DMA transfers between different ones of the components and memory based on configuration parameters provided to the DMA engine. A detection circuit configured determines if the power management circuit initiates a power state change. The DMA controller also has circuitry for providing a first set of configuration parameters to the DMA engine if no change in power state is detected and overriding the first set of configuration parameters with a second set of configuration parameters if a change in power state is detected.
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