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Management of power loss in a memory device

US9921916B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2015
Grant dateMar 20, 2018
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/4022
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a memory device, comprising a non-volatile memory, an energy store coupled to an input power module of the non-volatile memory, and a power management module configurable to determine whether or not to supply backup power to the non-volatile memory via the energy store to initiate a shutdown process, based on differentiating a voltage glitch from an actual loss of power in a power line. Provided also is a computational device that includes the memory device. Provided also is a method in which a power management module of the memory device determines whether or not to supply backup power to the non-volatile memory via the energy store to initiate a shutdown process, based on differentiating a voltage glitch from an actual loss of power in a power line.

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