IP Library Granted Patent US 9,754,634
Granted Patent B2
US 9,754,634 · App. 13/303,863 · Granted Sep 5, 2017

Memory management system with power source and method of manufacture thereof

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Patent No.
US 9,754,634
App. No.
13/303,863
Granted
Sep 5, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacture of the memory management system includes: fabricating a dual in-line memory module carrier; mounting a volatile memory device on the dual in-line memory module carrier; mounting a non-volatile memory on the dual in-line memory module carrier on a side opposite the volatile memory device; mounting an uninterruptible power supply on the dual in-line memory module carrier for maintaining a memory module power when a system power input decays; and mounting a controller logic integrated circuit on the dual in-line memory module carrier coupled to the volatile memory device, the non-volatile memory, and the uninterruptible power supply for copying data content of the volatile memory device to the non-volatile memory when the uninterruptible power supply detects the decay of the system power input to a first cross-over level.

Claims (33)

1. A method of manufacture of a memory management system comprising:

mounting a volatile memory device on a dual in-line memory module carrier; mounting a non-volatile memory on the dual in-line memory module carrier on a side opposite the volatile memory device;

mounting an uninterruptible power supply on the dual in-line memory module carrier, the uninterruptible power supply configured to maintain a memory module power when a system power input decays, and wherein the memory module power is reduced by less than 20 millivolts (mV) during a transition time when the memory module power is transitioned from the system power input to a back-up power input, wherein the uninterruptible power supply increases the back-up power input from a first voltage to a second voltage upon detecting a loss of system power from the system power input, and wherein the transition time based on an amount of current drawn by the memory management system; and

mounting a controller logic integrated circuit on the dual in-line memory module carrier coupled to the volatile memory device, the non-volatile memory, and the uninterruptible power supply, the controller logic integrated circuit configured to copy data content of the volatile memory device to the non-volatile memory when the uninterruptible power supply detects that the system power input has decayed to a first cross-over level.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising providing a voltage switching circuit in the uninterruptible power supply.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising providing a control logic unit in the controller logic integrated circuit.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising coupling a source transistor between the memory module power and the system power input.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein providing the back-up power input, in the uninterruptible power supply, includes coupling a secondary power source on the dual in-line memory module carrier.

6. A method of manufacture of a memory management system comprising: mounting a volatile memory device on the front of dual in-line memory module carrier; mounting a non-volatile memory on the backside of the dual in-line memory module carrier opposite the volatile memory device; mounting an uninterruptible power supply on the dual in-line memory module carrier, the uninterruptible power supply configured to maintain a memory module power when a system power input decays including coupling a back-up power input to a secondary power source, and wherein the memory module power is reduced by less than 20 millivolts (mV) during a transition time when the memory module power is transitioned from the system power input to a back-up power input wherein the uninterruptible power supply increases the secondary power source from a first voltage to a second voltage upon detecting a loss of system power from the system power input, and wherein the transition time based on an amount of current drawn by the memory management system; and

mounting a controller logic integrated circuit on the dual in-line memory module carrier coupled to the volatile memory device, the non-volatile memory, and the uninterruptible power supply, the controller logic integrated circuit configured to copy data content of the volatile memory device to the non-volatile memory when the uninterruptible power supply detects that the system power input has decayed to a first cross-over level, and enabling a back-up transistor to utilize the secondary power source.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising providing a voltage switching circuit, in the uninterruptible power supply, coupled to a source transistor and the back-up transistor.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising providing a control logic unit in the controller logic integrated circuit including controlling a first multiplexer between the volatile memory device and the non-volatile memory.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising coupling a source transistor between the memory module power and the system power input including providing a voltage switching circuit for disabling the source transistor and enabling the back-up transistor.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein mounting the uninterruptible power supply includes mounting the uninterruptible power supply having the back-up power input coupled to an anode of a diode and a drain of a transistor.

11. A memory management system comprising:

a dual in-line memory module carrier;

a volatile memory device mounted on the dual in-line memory module carrier;

a non-volatile memory mounted on the dual in-line memory module carrier on a side opposite the volatile memory device;

an uninterruptible power supply on the dual in-line memory module carrier, the uninterruptible power supply configured to maintain a memory module power when a system power input decays, and

wherein the memory module power is reduced by less than 20 millivolts (mV) during a transition time when the memory module power is transitioned from the a system power input to a back-up power input, wherein the uninterruptible power supply increases the secondary power source from a first voltage to a second voltage upon detecting a loss of system power from the system power input, and

wherein the transition time based on an amount of current drawn by the memory management system; and

a controller logic integrated circuit mounted on the dual in-line memory module carrier coupled to the volatile memory device, the non-volatile memory, and the uninterruptible power supply, the controller logic integrated circuit configured to copy data content of the volatile memory device to the non-volatile memory when the uninterruptible power supply detects that the system power input has decayed to a first cross-over level.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising a voltage switching circuit in the uninterruptible power supply.

13. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising a control logic unit in the controller logic integrated circuit.

14. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising a source transistor coupled between the memory module power and the system power input.

15. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the back-up power input, in the uninterruptible power supply, is coupled to a secondary power source on the dual in-line memory module carrier.

16. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising:

the back-up power input, on the uninterruptible power supply, coupled to a secondary power source; and

a back-up transistor enabled to utilize the secondary power source.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16 further comprising a voltage switching circuit in the uninterruptible power supply coupled to a source transistor and the back-up transistor.

18. The system as claimed in claim 16 further comprising a control logic unit in the controller logic integrated circuit includes a first multiplexer between the volatile memory device and the non-volatile memory.

19. The system as claimed in claim 16 further comprising a source transistor between the memory module power and the system power input includes a voltage switching circuit for disabling the source transistor and enabling the back-up transistor.

20. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the uninterruptible power supply includes the back-up power input coupled to an anode of a diode and a drain of a transistor.

Assignments (9)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 30, 2025
From: CREELED, INC.; PENGUIN SOLUTIONS CORPORATION (DE); SMART EMBEDDED COMPUTING, INC.; SMART HIGH RELIABILITY SOLUTIONS LLC; SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; PENGUIN COMPUTING, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 071755/0001 →
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT R/F 058983/0001 Recorded Jun 25, 2025
From: CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
To: SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; SMART EMBEDDED COMPUTING, INC.; SMART HIGH RELIABILITY SOLUTIONS LLC; CREELED, INC.
Reel/Frame 071725/0207 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2022
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
To: SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 058913/0385 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 034036 FRAME 0779 Recorded Feb 7, 2022
From: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
To: SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 058960/0876 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2022
From: SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; SMART HIGH RELIABILITY SOLUTIONS, LLC; SMART EMBEDDED COMPUTING, INC.; CREELED, INC.
To: CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 058983/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2020
From: SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 054738/0855 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2017
From: SHEN, JINYING; FREY, ROBERT TOWER; MARINO, KELVIN; BROOKS, JOSHUA HARRIS
To: SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 043124/0483 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 23, 2014
From: SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 034036/0779 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 23, 2011
From: SHEN, JINGYING; FREY, ROBERT TOWER; MARINO, KELVIN; BROOKS, JOSHUA HARRIS
To: SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 027276/0550 →