Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Memory controller for non-homogeneous memory system
- Patent Title (中): 用于非均匀内存系统的内存控制器
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Application No.: US12545659Application Date: 2009-08-21
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Publication No.: US07962715B2Publication Date: 2011-06-14
- Inventor: Frederick A. Ware
- Applicant: Frederick A. Ware
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Rambus Inc.
- Current Assignee: Rambus Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Main IPC: G06F12/00
- IPC: G06F12/00

Abstract:
A memory controller includes at least one interface adapted to be coupled to one or more first memory devices of a first memory type having a first set of attributes, and to one or more second memory devices of a second memory type having a second set of attributes. The first and second sets of attributes have at least one differing attribute. The controller also includes interface logic configured to direct memory transactions having a predefined first characteristic to the first memory devices and to direct memory transactions having a predefined second characteristic to the second memory devices. Pages having a usage characteristic of large volumes of write operations may be mapped to the one or more first memory devices, while pages having a read-only or read-mostly usage characteristic may be mapped to the one or more second memory devices.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100049940A1 Memory Controller for Non-Homogeneous Memory System Public/Granted day:2010-02-25
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