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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2006
Applicants:
Perry Willmann Remaklus, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert Michael Walker, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Perry Willmann Remaklus, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert Michael Walker, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory system is provided. The memory system includes a volatile memory having a number of banks and a memory controller configured to control the volatile memory to engage in an auto-refresh mode or a self-refresh mode. The memory controller is further configured to direct the volatile memory to perform an auto-refresh operation on a target bank. The remaining banks are available for access while the auto-refresh operation is being performed on the target bank.