Mapping addresses to memory banks based on at least one mathematical relationship
US6912616B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0607
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the invention is a memory controller that maps a received address to a memory location in a plurality of memory banks, the memory controller comprising: circuitry for calculating a remainder from a division of the received address by a divisor, wherein the divisor is based on the number of the plurality of banks; circuitry for determining a particular bank of the plurality of banks based on the remainder and at least one bit of the received address; and circuitry for determining the memory location in the particular bank using at least a portion of the received address.
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