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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 19, 2013
Applicant:

Sandisk Enterprise Ip Llc, Milpitas, CA (US);

Inventors:

Gregg S. Lucas, Tucson, AZ (US);

Kenneth B. Delpapa, Natick, MA (US);

Robert W. Ellis, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Assignee:

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Plano, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G11C 5/14 (2006.01); G11C 7/20 (2006.01); G11C 16/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/141 (2013.01); G11C 5/143 (2013.01); G11C 7/20 (2013.01); G11C 16/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

The various implementations described herein include systems, methods and/or devices used to enable performing supervisory functions for a dual in-line memory module (DIMM), at a controller in the DIMM. The method includes upon power-up, determining a power supply voltage provided to the DIMM. In accordance with a determination that power supply criteria are satisfied, the method includes: (1) performing one or more power-up operations, including initiating a usage counter, (2) monitoring a temperature of the DIMM, (3) monitoring the DIMM for occurrence of one or more of a set of predetermined trigger events, and (4) in response to detecting one of the set of predetermined trigger events, logging information corresponding to the detected predetermined event.


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