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AMBA modular memory controller

US7114041B2 · kind B2 · utility

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28Claims
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Filing dateDec 20, 2002
Grant dateSep 26, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/1684
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit generally comprising a command buffer and a read buffer is disclosed. The command buffer may be configured to (i) buffer a plurality of read commands received by the circuit, wherein each read command has one of a plurality of port values and one of a plurality of identification values and (ii) transmit a tag signal from the circuit in response to servicing a particular read command of the read commands. The tag signal may have a particular port value of the port values and a particular identification value of the identification values as determined by the particular read command. The read buffer may be configured to transmit a read signal within a plurality of first transfers from the circuit in response to servicing the particular read command.

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