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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2018
Rambus Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wayne F. Ellis, Jericho Center, VT (US);
Wayne S. Richardson, Saratoga, CA (US);
Akash Bansal, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Frederick A. Ware, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Lawrence Lai, San Jose, CA (US);
Kishore Ven Kasamsetty, Cupertino, CA (US);
Rambus Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a memory device includes a memory core and input receivers to receive commands and data. The memory device also includes a register to store a value that indicates whether a subset of the input receivers are powered down in response to a control signal. A memory controller transmits commands and data to the memory device. The memory controller also transmits the value to indicate whether a subset of the input receivers of the memory device are powered down in response to the control signal. In addition, in response to a self-fresh command, the memory device defers entry into a self-refresh operation until receipt of the control signal that is received after receiving the self-refresh command.