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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2007
James W. Alexander, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Edward R. Stanford, Dupont, WA (US);
Devadatta V. Bodas, Federal Way, WA (US);
Howard David, Portland, OR (US);
Son H. Lam, Puyallup, WA (US);
James W. Alexander, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Edward R. Stanford, Dupont, WA (US);
Devadatta V. Bodas, Federal Way, WA (US);
Howard David, Portland, OR (US);
Son H. Lam, Puyallup, WA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention supply power to DRAM or other memory devices with a multi-phase voltage regulator. A power controller coupled to the multi-phase voltage regulator causes one or more phases of the multi-phase voltage regulator to be activated or deactivated (shed) according to predetermined criteria. Embodiments of the invention thus improve power management by providing one or more reduced power states for the memory devices. Other embodiments are described.