Arbitration system and method
US6687797B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0866
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An arbitration system having a common memory region. The region has a plurality of refreshable data storage elements. The system includes a plurality of memory region controllers each one being adapted to request access to the common memory region. Each one of the controllers has a memory refresh section for refreshing the data storage elements in the common memory. An arbitration unit is responsive to the requests from the plurality of memory region controllers, for granting access to the controllers in a sequence. The sequence comprises granting access to operative ones of the controllers sequentially with the refresh section of less than all of the access granted controllers being granted access to the common memory region during in the sequence.
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