What is Self-refresh?

A low-power DRAM state in which the DRAM refreshes itself to retain contents without commands from the memory controller, used during system sleep.

Field: Power Management

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Questions that mention Self-refresh (2)

  1. Which correctly describes the self-refresh mode of DRAM?
  2. Among DRAM power-saving states, which describes self-refresh?

Related terms

Refresh ACPI Activity factor Adaptive voltage scaling (AVS) Break-even time C-state Dynamic power Energy-delay product (EDP) Inrush current Isolation cell

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