Patent ID: 7937151

Claim:
A system comprising: an implantable medical device (IMD) comprising: a processor fabricated on an integrated circuit chip (IC); a random access memory (RAM) circuit, fabricated on the same IC; a programmable non-volatile memory (PNVM) circuit, fabricated on the same IC, wherein the PNVM circuit and the RAM circuit are in communication with the processor, and wherein the PNVM circuit is partitioned, prior to storing of information, into a plurality of portions based on a type of information to be stored in a portion; and a memory power management circuit fabricated on the same IC and in communication with the processor, wherein the memory power management circuit is configured to selectively provide power or selectively restrict power to one or more portions of the PNVM circuit, and wherein power is selectively provided to one or more of the portions according to the type of information to be stored in the portion.