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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2011
Damian P Yurzola, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Rajeev Nagabhirava, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Gary J Lin, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew Davidson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Paul a Lassa, Cupertino, CA (US);
Damian P Yurzola, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Rajeev Nagabhirava, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Gary J Lin, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew Davidson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Paul A Lassa, Cupertino, CA (US);
SanDisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are apparatus and techniques for managing power in a memory system having a controller and nonvolatile memory array. In one embodiment, prior to execution of each command with respect to the memory array, a request for execution of such command is received with respect to the memory array. In response to receipt of each request for each command, execution of such command is allowed or withheld with respect to the memory array based on whether such command, together with execution of other commands, is estimated to exceed a predetermined power usage specification for the memory system.