Photonic memory fabric for system memory interconnection
US12271595B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/43
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment is a method that includes generating a request for a data item in a memory, obtaining the data item from the memory with a photonic interface, sending the data item to a fabric using a transmit unit of the photonic interface, and routing the data item through a portion of the fabric coupled to the memory, the portion of the fabric including one or more additional transmit and receive units between the photonic interface and a destination receive unit.
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