US 12373366

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US Patent 12373366: Concise Summary

• Title: Memory with on-module power management
• Assignee: Netlist Inc.
• Inventors: Chi-She Chen, Jeffrey C. Solomon, Scott H. Milton, Jayesh Bhakta
• Filing Date: January 24, 2022
• Issue Date: July 29, 2025
• Abstract: In certain embodiments, a memory module includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having an interface that couples it to a host system for provision of power, data, address, and control signals. First, second, and third buck converters receive a pre-regulated input voltage and produce first, second, and third regulated voltages. A converter circuit reduces the pre-regulated input voltage to provide a fourth regulated voltage. Synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM) devices are coupled to one or more regulated voltages of the first, second, third, and fourth regulated voltages, and a voltage monitor circuit monitors an input voltage and produces a signal in response to the input voltage having a voltage amplitude that is greater than a threshold voltage.

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims:

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The provided patent text does not explicitly list the independent claims separately in an easily identifiable section. Instead, it offers a high-level "OVERVIEW" section that describes various aspects of the disclosed invention, often using phrases like "Also described herein is a memory module..." or "Also described herein is a method...". These statements describe features and methods that could form the basis of independent claims. Without the specific enumerated independent claims from the granted patent document, I cannot provide a definitive plain-language overview of each independent claim.

However, based on the "OVERVIEW" section, here are the core concepts that are likely covered by the independent claims:

• Memory Module with Integrated Controller and Data Manager: An invention related to a memory module that couples to a host system's memory controller. This module includes a non-volatile memory subsystem, a data manager, a volatile memory subsystem (coupled to the data manager for data exchange with the non-volatile memory), and a controller. This controller receives commands from the host's memory controller and directs the operations of both memory subsystems and data transfer among the memory controller, volatile memory, and non-volatile memory.
• Method for Managing a Memory Module: An invention related to a method for managing a memory module (comprising volatile and non-volatile memory subsystems) by a memory controller. This method involves receiving control information from the memory controller using the volatile memory subsystem's protocol, identifying a data path for data transfer, and using a data manager and controller within the module to transfer data based on the received control information and identified data path.
• Memory System with Selective Isolation and Coupling: An invention related to a memory system featuring a volatile memory subsystem, a non-volatile memory subsystem, a controller connected to the non-volatile memory, and a circuit connected to the volatile memory, the controller, and a host system. This circuit operates in two modes:
  • First Mode: Selectively isolates the controller from the volatile memory and couples the volatile memory to the host system for data communication.
  • Second Mode: Selectively couples the controller to the volatile memory (for data communication between volatile and non-volatile memory via the controller) and isolates the volatile memory from the host system.
• Method for Operating a Memory System with Modes: An invention related to a method for operating a memory system that includes coupling a circuit to a host system, a volatile memory subsystem, and a controller (which is coupled to a non-volatile memory subsystem). This method also defines two modes of operation for the circuit, mirroring the system described above.
• Non-Transitory Computer Readable Storage Medium: An invention related to a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programs that, when executed, cause a circuit (as described above) to perform the methods of selective isolation and coupling in the first and second modes of operation.