View source for US Patent Application 17660192. Self-Refresh Arbitration simplified abstract

=Self-Refresh Arbitration=


==Organization Name==

[[Micron Technology, Inc.]]


==Inventor(s)==

[[Mark Kalei Hadrick of Boise ID (US)]]


[[Yu-Sheng Hsu of San Jose CA (US)]]


[[John Christopher Sancon of Boise ID (US)]]


[[Kang-Yong Kim of Boise ID (US)]]


[[Yang Lu of Boise ID (US)]]


==Self-Refresh Arbitration - A simplified explanation of the abstract==


*This abstract for appeared for US patent application  number 17660192 Titled 'Self-Refresh Arbitration'

==Simplified Explanation==

The abstract describes a method and apparatus for managing self-refresh operations in a memory system with multiple memory components. An arbiter is used to receive self-refresh request signals from a memory controller and authorize the memory components to enter a self-refresh mode. The arbiter ensures that only a certain number of memory components enter the self-refresh mode at a time to prevent exceeding the power limit. This technology can be used in a Compute Express Link (CXL) memory module.


==Original Abstract Submitted==

Described apparatuses and methods relate to self-refresh arbitration. In a memory system with multiple memory components, an arbiter is configured to manage the occurrence of self-refresh operations. In aspects, the arbiter can receive one or more self-refresh request signals from at least one memory controller for authorization to command one or more memory components to enter a self-refresh mode. Upon receiving the one or more self-refresh request signals, the arbiter, based on a predetermined configuration, can transmit one or more self-refresh enable signals to the at least one memory controller with authorization to command the one or more memory components to enter the self-refresh mode. The configuration can ensure that fewer than all memory components simultaneously enter the self-refresh mode. In so doing, memory components can perform self-refresh operations without exceeding an instantaneous power threshold. The arbiter can be included in, for instance, a Compute Express Link™ (CXL™) memory module.