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Technologies for contemporaneous access of non-volatile and volatile memory in a memory device

US10296238B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2015
Grant dateMay 21, 2019
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D10/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Technologies for accessing memory devices of a memory module device includes receiving a memory read request form a host and reading, in response to the memory read request, a rank of active non-volatile memory devices of the memory module device while contemporaneously accessing a volatile memory device of the memory module device. The volatile memory device shares data lines of a data bus of the memory module device with a spare non-volatile memory device associated with the rank of active non-volatile memory devices. During write operations, each of the rank of active non-volatile memory devices and the spare non-volatile memory device associated with the rank of active non-volatile memory devices are written to facilitate proper wear leveling of the non-volatile memory devices. The spare non-volatile memory device may replace a failed non-volatile memory devices of the rank of active non-volatile memory devices. In such an event, the volatile memory device is no longer contemporaneously accessed during read operations of the rank of active non-volatile memory devices.

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