IP Library Patent Application 15693829
Patent Application
App. No. 15/693,829

DYNAMIC MEMORY OFFLINING AND VOLTAGE SCALING

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App. No.
15/693,829
Abstract

An embodiment of a semiconductor package apparatus may include technology to independently bring a first memory power node one of online and offline based on a runtime memory control signal, and independently bring a second memory power node one of online and offline based on the runtime memory control signal. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Claims (53)

1 . A system, comprising:

a first memory power node including a first set of one or more memory devices;

a first power source coupled to the first memory power node;

a second memory power node including a second set of one or more memory devices;

a second power source coupled to the second memory power node; and

logic coupled to the first memory power node and the second memory power node, the logic to:

independently bring the first memory power node one of online and offline based on a runtime memory control signal, and

independently bring the second memory power node one of online and offline based on the runtime memory control signal.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the logic is further to:

scale a voltage provided to one or more of the first and second memory power nodes based on the runtime memory control signal.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the logic is further to:

scale an operating frequency provided to one or more of the first and second memory power nodes based on the runtime memory control signal.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the runtime memory control signal is based on a memory power state.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory devices include non-volatile memory devices.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first power source is coupled to the first memory power node with a first voltage rail, and wherein the second power source is coupled to the second memory power node with a second voltage rail.

7 . An apparatus, comprising:

a substrate; and

logic coupled to the substrate, wherein the logic is at least partly implemented in one or more of configurable logic and fixed-functionality hardware logic, the logic coupled to the substrate to:

independently bring a first memory power node one of online and offline based on a runtime memory control signal, and

independently bring a second memory power node one of online and offline based on the runtime memory control signal.

8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the logic is further to:

scale a voltage provided to one or more of the first and second memory power nodes based on the runtime memory control signal.

9 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the logic is further to:

scale an operating frequency provided to one or more of the first and second memory power nodes based on the runtime memory control signal.

10 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the runtime memory control signal is based on a memory power state.

11 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first and second memory power nodes each include one or more non-volatile memory devices.

12 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first memory power node is coupled to a first voltage rail, and wherein the second memory power node is coupled to a second voltage rail.

13 . A method comprising:

independently bringing a first memory power node one of online and offline based on a runtime memory control signal; and

independently bringing a second memory power node one of online and offline based on the runtime memory control signal.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

scaling a voltage provided to one or more of the first and second memory power nodes based on the runtime memory control signal.

15 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

scaling an operating frequency provided to one or more of the first and second memory power nodes based on the runtime memory control signal.

16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the runtime memory control signal is based on a memory power state.

17 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

providing one or more non-volatile memory devices for each of the first and second memory power nodes.

18 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

coupling the first memory power node to a first voltage rail; and

coupling the second memory power node to a second voltage rail.

19 . At least one computer readable medium, comprising a set of instructions, which when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:

independently bring a first memory power node one of online and offline based on a runtime memory control signal; and

independently bring a second memory power node one of online and offline based on the runtime memory control signal.

20 . The at least one computer readable medium of claim 19 , comprising a further set of instructions, which when executed by the computing device, cause the computing device to:

scale a voltage provided to one or more of the first and second memory power nodes based on the runtime memory control signal.

21 . The at least one computer readable medium of claim 19 , comprising a further set of instructions, which when executed by the computing device, cause the computing device to:

scale an operating frequency provided to one or more of the first and second memory power nodes based on the runtime memory control signal.

22 . The at least one computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the runtime memory control signal is based on a memory power state.

23 . The at least one computer readable medium of claim 19 , comprising a further set of instructions, which when executed by the computing device, cause the computing device to:

provide one or more non-volatile memory devices for each of the first and second memory power nodes.

24 . The at least one computer readable medium of claim 19 , comprising a further set of instructions, which when executed by the computing device, cause the computing device to:

couple the first memory power node to a first voltage rail; and

couple the second memory power node to a second voltage rail.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2025
From: INTEL CORPORATION
To: ALTERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072704/0307 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2017
From: MOZIPO, AURELIEN
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043471/0808 →