Apparatus and method for interfacing with common memory
US10831676B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2038 |
Classification
- 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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