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Apparatus and method for interfacing with common memory

US10831676B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 19, 2018
Grant dateNov 10, 2020
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2213/28
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for interfacing with common memory. The apparatus for interfacing with common memory includes a computer-input/output (I/O)-interface-protocol-processing unit for receiving a packet for accessing common memory from a computer; a direct memory access unit for transforming the packet into an instruction for performing any one of reading from and writing to the common memory; and a common memory interface unit for transmitting the instruction to the common memory and receiving information about whether execution of the instruction is completed from the common memory.

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