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Reconfigurable memory module and method

US7120727B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 19, 2003
Grant dateOct 10, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/4239
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer system includes a controller coupled to a plurality of memory modules each of which includes a memory hub and a plurality of memory devices divided into a plurality of ranks. The memory hub is operable to configure the memory module to simultaneously address any number of ranks to operate in a high bandwidth mode, a high memory depth mode, or any combination of such modes.

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