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Memory banking system and method to increase memory bandwidth via parallel read and write operations

US8359438B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 18, 2010
Grant dateJan 22, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F12/0844
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cache memory and a tag memory are included in a banked memory system and used to effectively enable parallel write and read operations on each clock cycle, even though the memory banks consist of single-port devices that are not inherently capable of parallel write and read operations.

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