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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2011
Jeremy Maniak, Columbia Heights, MN (US);
William L. Zimmer, Roseville, MN (US);
Ron A. Balczewski, Bloomington, MN (US);
William J. Linder, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Jeremy Maniak, Columbia Heights, MN (US);
William L. Zimmer, Roseville, MN (US);
Ron A. Balczewski, Bloomington, MN (US);
William J. Linder, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method comprising providing a programmable non-volatile memory (PNVM) circuit fabricated together with a processor on an integrated circuit chip (IC) in an implantable medical device (IMD), partitioning the PNVM circuit into a plurality of portions based on how often that the processor accesses a portion, and selectively providing power or selectively restricting power to one or more of the portions according to how often that the processor accesses a portion.