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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2004
Angel G. Perozo, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Theodore C. White, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
William W. Dennin, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Aurelio J. Cruz, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Angel G. Perozo, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Theodore C. White, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
William W. Dennin, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Aurelio J. Cruz, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
A method and system using a storage controller for transferring data between a storage device and a host system is provided. The storage controller includes, a power save module that is enabled in a power save mode after a receive logic in the storage controller has processed all frames and during the power save mode at least a clock is turned off to save power while a clock for operating the receive logic is kept on to process any unsolicited frames that may be received by the receive logic. The storage controller operates in a single frame mode during the power save mode to process any unsolicited frames. Setting a bit in a configuration register for a processor enables the power save mode. The power save mode is enabled after a memory controller is in a self-refresh mode.