High-memory capacity DIMM with data and state memory
US5790447A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C5/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A high memory capacity dual in-line memory modules (DIMM) for use in a directory-based, distributed shared memory multiprocessor computer system includes a data memory for storing data and a state memory for storing state or directory information corresponding to at least a portion of the data. The DIMM allows the data and the state information to be accessed independently. The DIMM can be configured in a plurality of storage capacities.
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