Micron Technology, Inc.
Automotive Electronic Control Unit Reliability and Safety During Power Standby Mode

Abstract:

Disclosed are devices and methods for improved automotive electronic control unit reliability and safety during power standby mode. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising recording statistics of a dynamic random-access memory in a device, while the device is in a power on state; detecting a command to enter a standby state; analyzing the statistics to determine whether a health check should be performed; powering down the device when determining that a health check should be performed; and placing the device in standby mode when determining that a health check should not be performed.