Hybrid memory system and method of operating the same
AssigneeNanya Technology Corporation
InventorsCHUNG-HSUN LEE, HSIEN-WEN LIU
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a hybrid memory system and a method of operating the same. The hybrid memory system includes a non-volatile memory, a volatile memory and a controller. The volatile memory stores data. The controller is configured to move the data from the volatile memory to the non-volatile memory in response to a command to enter a power-saving mode. The controller precludes the volatile memory from having a self-refresh operation performed thereon after the movement of the data.
Claims19
A hybrid memory system, comprising:
- a non-volatile memory;
- a volatile memory configured to store data;
- and
- a controller configured to move at least a portion of the data from the volatile memory to the non-volatile memory in response to a command to enter a power-saving mode, and to preclude a location of the volatile memory from having a self-refresh operation, wherein the location is a location from where the portion of the data was moved.
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A hybrid memory system, comprising:
- a volatile memory including:
- a first memory row;
- and
- a second memory row;
- a non-volatile memory configured to store a first valid data from the first memory row and a second valid data from the second memory row, in response to a command to enter a power-saving mode;
- and
- a controller configured to, in response to a command to exit from the power-saving mode, move both the first valid data and the second valid data to the first memory row, and preclude the second memory row from being accessed for the second valid data.
A method, comprising:
- storing data in a volatile memory;
- moving at least a portion of the data from the volatile memory to a non-volatile memory in response to a command to enter a power-saving mode;
- and
- precluding a location of the volatile memory from having a self-refresh operation performed, wherein the location is a location from where the portion of the data was moved.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.