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Apparatus and method for thermal regulation in memory subsystems

  • US 6,373,768 B2
  • Filed: 09/23/1999
  • Issued: 04/16/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A memory system comprising:

  • a memory controller coupled to a bus;

    a memory module comprising N memory devices coupled to the bus, each one of the N memory devices operable to receive data from the bus during a write operation and to transmit data onto the bus during a read operation;

    wherein the memory controller comprises;

    a tracking circuit operable to track a number of memory device operations in M of the N memory devices during a period of time, where M is less than or equal to N; and

    a control circuit operable to manipulate operation of the memory system in response to a comparison of the number of memory operations and a reference.

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