Inventors:
Manish Biyani - Chandler AZ, US
Franco Ricci - Chandler AZ, US
Assignee:
Marvell International, Ltd. - Hamilton
International Classification:
G11C 7/00
US Classification:
36518905, 36518508, 365154
Abstract:
A device can include 1) a sustained or constantly powered low leakage latch to and from which a volatile state is uploaded and downloaded, respectively, based on an active-to-low signal, and 2) an intermittently powered or de-powerable memory element, coupled to the low leakage latch, from which and to which the volatile state is uploaded and downloaded, respectively, based on the active-to-low signal and a de-powerable voltage across the de-powerable memory element is powered and un-powered, respectively.