Hybrid memory system having a volatile memory with cache and method of managing the same
US8938601B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hybrid memory system includes a central processing unit, a storage device configured to store user data and code data, and a main memory including a volatile memory and a nonvolatile memory, the main memory being configured to receive data necessary to perform an operation of the central processing unit from the storage device and to store the data, a part of the volatile memory being allocated for a cache for data stored in the nonvolatile memory.
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