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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2002
Applicants:
David W. Frame, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Edward Butler, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventors:
David W. Frame, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Edward Butler, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F012/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of self-refresh in a memory array includes initializing a programmable refresh counter of a memory module to an offset value from at least another memory module in the memory array. A data line carrying a system-wide self-refresh indicator signal is interrogated to determine whether any memory module is in a self-refresh mode. The self-refresh mode for the memory module is entered if the programmable refresh counter indicates that a self-refresh cycle is due, and it is determined that no other memory modules are in the self-refresh mode.