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Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007

Filed:

Oct. 24, 2003
Applicants:

Zohar Bogin, Folsom, CA (US);

Surya Kareenahalli, Folsom, CA (US);

Anoop Mukker, Folsom, CA (US);

David Sastry, Folsom, CA (US);

Tuong Trieu, Folsom, CA (US);

Inventors:

Zohar Bogin, Folsom, CA (US);

Surya Kareenahalli, Folsom, CA (US);

Anoop Mukker, Folsom, CA (US);

David Sastry, Folsom, CA (US);

Tuong Trieu, Folsom, CA (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method to deterministically shut down memory devices in response to a system warm reset has been disclosed. One embodiment of the method includes causing a first type of reset in a number of memory devices in a system in response to a second type of reset in the system being initiated if the memory devices are not initialized and enabling a deterministic shutdown mode in a memory controller, which is coupled to the memory devices, after the memory devices have been initialized. Other embodiments are described and claimed.


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