Providing data from portions of a memory to processors in memory (PIMs) in an electronic device
US12387766B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C11/54
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A memory includes at least two portions of memory circuitry, a first processor in memory (PIM) functional block, and a second PIM functional block, each PIM functional block being associated with a respective different portion of the memory circuitry. In operation, the first PIM functional block copies data from a source location in a first portion of memory accessible to the first PIM functional block. The first PIM functional block then provides the data to the second PIM functional block. The second PIM functional block acquires and stores the data in a destination location in a second portion of memory accessible to the second PIM functional block. The second PIM functional block next performs one or more PIM operations using the data.
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