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Apparatus and method for optimal error correcting code to parity conversion

US5477551A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 5, 1994
Grant dateDec 19, 1995
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Expiry dateJul 5, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to the general area of data integrety in digital computers. In particular it relates to digital computer systems having parity checked systems busses and ECC checked memory. This invention increases the performance of such systems by reducing the memory latency incurred in the ECC to parity conversion process.

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