ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,277,017, issued on April 15.
"Operating mode register" was invented by Alberto Troia (Munich).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to modifying an operating mode in memory. An example apparatus can include a memory array and a controller coupled to the memory array, wherein the controller includes a register configured to receive a mode register write command write a value indicative of an operating mode in which the apparatus has reduced power consumption relative to a normal operating mode."
The patent was filed on Oct. 31, 2022, under Application No. 17/977,484.
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