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US 2021/0004176 A1Published application
Semiconductor system and method for operating semiconductor system
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorHyun-Seung SEO
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Abstract
Provided is a semiconductor system. The semiconductor system includes a universal flash storage (UFS) host, including a host controller interface, a UniPro and a M-PHY; a UFS device configured to exchange data with the UFS host through a UFS interface; and an application processor configured to control the UFS host. The UFS device is configured to maintain a power-on status when the application processor operates in a suspend mode.
Claims20
A semiconductor system, comprising:
- a universal flash storage (UFS) host comprising a host controller interface, a UniPro and a M-PHY;
- a UFS device configured to exchange data with the UFS host through a UFS interface;
- and
- an application processor configured to control the UFS host,
- wherein the UFS device is configured to maintain a power-on status when the application processor operates in a suspend mode.
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A semiconductor system, comprising:
- a universal flash storage (UFS) host comprising a host controller interface, a UniPro and a M-PHY;
- a UFS device configured to exchange data with the UFS host through a UFS interface;
- and
- an application processor configured to control the UFS host,
- wherein the UFS device is configured to a power-on status when the UFS host is in a power-off status.
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A method for operating a semiconductor system, the method comprising:
- storing, by an application processor, at least one of a setting value or status information relating to at least one of a host controller interface, a UniPro or a M-PHY of a universal flash storage (UFS) host;
- entering, by an UFS device, a hibernation mode;
- controlling, by the application processor, the UFS host to enter a suspend mode;
- exiting, by the application processor, the suspend mode;
- restoring, by the application processor, the at least one of the setting value or the status information relating to the at least one of the host controller interface, the UniPro or the M-PHY of the UFS host;
- and
- exiting, by the UFS device, the hibernation mode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.