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US 12,165,730 B2Granted
Providing power availability information to memory
OwnerGraziano Mirichigni, Corrado Villainventors
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for providing power availability information to memory. A number of embodiments include a memory and a controller. The controller is configured to provide power and power availability information to the memory, and the memory is configured to determine whether to adjust its operation based, at least in part, on the power availability information.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving signaling that indicates an operating condition for a memory device to move into upon the memory device ceasing to receive power from a host, wherein the operating condition is a standby operating condition;
- and
- continuing to operate the memory device in its present operating condition for a maximum amount of time until the memory device ceases to receive power from the host.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive signaling that indicates an operating condition for the apparatus to move into upon the memory ceasing to receive power from a host, wherein the operating condition is one of a plurality of possible operating conditions for the apparatus;
- and
- continuing to operate the memory device in its present operating condition for an amount of time until the memory ceases to receive power from the host, wherein the amount of time depends on which one of the plurality of possible operating conditions is indicated by the signaling.
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A method, comprising:
- transmitting signaling that indicates an operating condition for a memory device to move into upon the memory device ceasing to receive power from a host, wherein the operating condition is one of a plurality of possible operating conditions for the apparatus;
- and
- monitoring an interface between the host and the memory device for a communication that indicates that the memory device is continuing to operate in its present operating condition for an amount of time until the memory ceases to receive power from the host, wherein the amount of time depends on which one of the plurality of possible operating conditions is indicated by the signaling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.