Memory bus arbitration using memory bank readiness
US7426603B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/1642
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program product includes identifying a plurality of memory transactions to be sent over a memory bus to a memory having a plurality of memory banks, each memory transaction addressed to one of the memory banks, the memory bus incapable of transmitting the plurality of memory transactions simultaneously; identifying a plurality of bank readiness signals, each bank readiness signal indicating the readiness of one of the memory banks to accept a memory transaction; and selecting one of the memory transactions for transmission over the memory bus based on the bank readiness signals.
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