- Patent Title: Memory device and power reduction method of the same memory device
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Application No.: US15937819Application Date: 2018-03-27
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Publication No.: US10564692B2Publication Date: 2020-02-18
- Inventor: Myung-Chan Choi
- Applicant: Winbond Electronics Corp.
- Applicant Address: TW Taichung
- Assignee: Windbond Electronics Corp.
- Current Assignee: Windbond Electronics Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Taichung
- Agency: JCIPRNET
- Main IPC: G06F1/32
- IPC: G06F1/32 ; G11C11/4074 ; G11C11/409 ; G11C11/406

Abstract:
The disclosure is directed to a memory device and a power reduction method of the same memory device. In an aspect, the disclosure is directed to a memory device which includes not limited to a plurality of memory banks, each having a power switch, a plurality of functional blocks for reading and writing to the plurality of memory banks and include a plurality of power switches as each functional block of the plurality of function blocks has a different power switch which turns on or turns off the functional block, a mode register circuit having a plurality of mode registers which determines whether one or more of the plurality of memory banks would maintain data storage or not, and a control logic circuit for either powering on or powering off each of the plurality of memory banks and each of the plurality of the functional blocks.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190304530A1 MEMORY DEVICE AND POWER REDUCTION METHOD OF THE SAME MEMORY DEVICE Public/Granted day:2019-10-03
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