MEMORY MANAGEMENT METHOD AND RELATED SYSTEM

摘要

The present invention provides for a memory management method and related system for use with a memory arrangement comprising a plurality of memory devices such as SDRAM chips which provide define a plurality of memory locations for the storage of data to be accessed, the method including the step of moving more frequently access data to common devices of the said plurality of memory devices so as to reduce the number of the said plurality of devices in which the more frequently accessed data is stored, thereby allowing for the power-saving mode to be initiated at memory devices within the said plurality of memory devices not including the said more frequently accessed data. Through such re-mapping of active memory pages into a reduced number of devices, as determined by the frequency with which the data is required, memory devices that are then devoid of such active page can be placed into, for example, a self-refresh or powered-down mode.