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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Sathappan Palaniappan, Sivaganaga District, IN;
Romeshkumar Mehta, Maharashtra, IN;
Dharmesh Tirthdasani, Ahmedabad, IN;
Inventors:
Sathappan Palaniappan, Sivaganaga District, IN;
Romeshkumar Mehta, Maharashtra, IN;
Dharmesh Tirthdasani, Ahmedabad, IN;
Assignee:
LSI Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory device comprises one or more power gates and state signaling circuitry. Each of the one or more power gates is configurable such that a respective portion of the memory device is powered down. The state signaling circuitry is operative to produce a power state output signal indicative of when the one or more power gates are configured such that the memory device is fully powered up.