Memory controller, method of controlling unaligned memory access, and computing apparatus incorporating memory controller
US8688891B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computing apparatus for accessing a multiple bank memory is provided. The computing apparatus includes a processor, a memory and a memory controller which is configured to store data in a data buffer by accessing the memory in an aligned word unit and output, in response to a request for an unaligned memory access by the processor, requested data by extracting the request data from the data buffer.
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