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US08645617B2 Memory device for concurrent and pipelined memory operations 有权
用于并行和流水线内存操作的内存设备

  • Patent Title: Memory device for concurrent and pipelined memory operations
  • Patent Title (中): 用于并行和流水线内存操作的内存设备
  • Application No.: US13126726
    Application Date: 2009-10-15
  • Publication No.: US08645617B2
    Publication Date: 2014-02-04
  • Inventor: Ian ShaefferBrent Steven Haukness
  • Applicant: Ian ShaefferBrent Steven Haukness
  • Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
  • Assignee: Rambus Inc.
  • Current Assignee: Rambus Inc.
  • Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
  • International Application: PCT/US2009/060911 WO 20091015
  • International Announcement: WO2010/077414 WO 20100708
  • Main IPC: G06F12/00
  • IPC: G06F12/00
Memory device for concurrent and pipelined memory operations
Abstract:
This disclosure provides a non-volatile memory device that concurrently processes multiple page reads, erases or writes involving the same memory space. The device relies upon a crossbar and a set of page buffers that may each be dynamically assigned to each read or write request. The device also separates memory array control from IO control, such that multiple cycle state change operations can be performed while the buffers are used to transfer data into and out of the buffers along an external data bus; using this structure, the memory device can accept multiple transactions where pages can be immediately loaded into buffers and then “pipelined” either for transfer to a write data register or to an external bus as appropriate. By significantly mitigating the substantial “busy time” associated with program and erase of non-volatile memory devices, especially flash devices, this disclosure greatly expands potential application of such devices.
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