Sharing access to a memory among clients
US8514651B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/16
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a memory device having a set of memory banks to store content data, at least two requests to perform respective memory operations in a first memory bank are received during a single clock cycle. One or more of the at least two requests is blocked from accessing the first memory bank, and in response: redundancy data associated with the first memory bank and different from content data stored therein is accessed, and, without accessing the first memory bank, at least a portion of the content data stored in the first memory bank is reconstructed based on the associated redundancy data. A first memory operation is performed using the content data stored in the first memory bank, and a second memory operation is performed using content data reconstructed i) without accessing the first memory bank and ii) based on the associated redundancy data.
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