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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2010
Thomas D. Cook, Austin, TX (US);
Jeffrey C. Cunningham, Austin, TX (US);
Karthik Ramanan, Austin, TX (US);
Thomas D. Cook, Austin, TX (US);
Jeffrey C. Cunningham, Austin, TX (US);
Karthik Ramanan, Austin, TX (US);
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A target circuit of an electronic device is placed in a suspended mode by disconnecting the target circuit from one or more voltage sources. A refresh controller periodically initiates a refresh operation during the suspended mode by temporarily reconnecting the target circuit to the one or more voltage sources for a duration sufficient to recharge capacitances of the target circuit. The refresh controller terminates the refresh operation by disconnecting the target circuit from the one or more voltage sources, thereby continuing the suspended mode of the electronic device. The refresh controller can employ a Very Low Frequency Oscillator (VLFO) to time the frequency of refresh operations. The VLFO manages the refresh initialization timing based on the voltage across a capacitor that is selectively charged or discharged so as to implement the refresh operation. The refresh controller further can employ a counter to time the duration of the refresh operation.