APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POWER MANAGEMENT OF MEMORY CIRCUITS BY A SYSTEM OR COMPONENT THEREOF
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1. An apparatus for simulating at least one virtual memory circuit, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of physical memory circuits; and
an interface circuit configured to;
communicate with the plurality of physical memory circuits;
communicate with a memory controller via a bus; and
simulate at least one virtual memory circuit for the memory controller, wherein a precharge-to-active ratio of the simulated virtual memory circuit is different from a precharge-to-active ratio of at least one physical memory circuit of the plurality of physical memory circuits, and wherein a change in a timing of the bus changes the precharge-to-active ratio of the simulated virtual memory circuit.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for communicating with a plurality of physical memory circuits. In use, at least one virtual memory circuit is simulated where at least one aspect (e.g. power-related aspect, etc.) of such virtual memory circuit(s) is different from at least one aspect of at least one of the physical memory circuits. Further, in various embodiments, such simulation may be carried out by a system (or component thereof), an interface circuit, etc.
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1. An apparatus for simulating at least one virtual memory circuit, the apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of physical memory circuits; and an interface circuit configured to; communicate with the plurality of physical memory circuits; communicate with a memory controller via a bus; and simulate at least one virtual memory circuit for the memory controller, wherein a precharge-to-active ratio of the simulated virtual memory circuit is different from a precharge-to-active ratio of at least one physical memory circuit of the plurality of physical memory circuits, and wherein a change in a timing of the bus changes the precharge-to-active ratio of the simulated virtual memory circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for simulating at least one virtual memory circuit, the method comprising:
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interfacing a plurality of physical memory circuits and a memory controller using an interface circuit, wherein the interface circuit is configured to communicate with the memory controller via a bus; and simulating at least one virtual memory circuit for the memory controller, wherein a precharge-to-active ratio of the simulated virtual memory circuit is different from a precharge-to-active ratio of at least one physical memory circuit of the plurality of physical memory circuits, and wherein a change in a timing of the bus changes the precharge-to-active ratio of the simulated virtual memory circuit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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