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US08797811B2 Method and apparatus to reduce power consumption by transferring functionality from memory components to a memory interface 有权
通过将功能从存储器组件传送到存储器接口来降低功耗的方法和装置

Method and apparatus to reduce power consumption by transferring functionality from memory components to a memory interface
Abstract:
A common Delay Locked Loop (DLL) circuit and/or voltage generator circuit is provided in, or associated with. a memory interface interposed between a memory controller and a plurality of memory components. Corresponding circuits in the memory components are disabled and/or bypassed, or the memory components are manufactured without the circuits. Both the DLL circuit and voltage generator draw current, which is multiplied by the number of memory components in a memory system. By operating a single DLL circuit and/or voltage generator in or associated with the memory interface, that generates a read clock signal and/or various voltage levels, respectively, for all memory components in the memory system, power consumption may be significantly reduced.
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