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Method and apparatus for providing a host memory controller write credits for write commands

US10747605B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Bill Nale · Livermore, US
Jun Zhu · San Diego, US
Tuan M. Quach · Fullerton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 1, 2016
Grant date	Aug 18, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 1, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11C7/1063
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided are a method and apparatus for providing a host memory controller write credits for write commands. A host memory controller coupled to a memory module over a bus determines whether a read data packet returned from the memory module indicates at least one write credit and increments a write credit counter in response to determining that the read data packet indicates at least one write credit.

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