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Non-volatile type memory modules for main memory

US8943245B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

VIRIDENT SYSTEMS, LLC · US

Inventors

Vijay Karamcheti · Los Altos, US
Kumar Ganapathy · Los Altos, US
Kenneth Alan Okin · Saratoga, US
Rajesh Parekh · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 22, 2013
Grant date	Jan 27, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 22, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D10/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computing system is disclosed that includes a memory controller in a processor socket normally reserved for a processor. A plurality of non-volatile memory modules may be plugged into memory sockets normally reserved for DRAM memory modules. The non-volatile memory modules may be accessed using a data communication protocol to access the non-volatile memory modules. The memory controller controls read and write accesses to the non-volatile memory modules. The memory sockets are coupled to the processor socket by printed circuit board traces.The data communication protocol to access the non-volatile memory modules is communicated over the printed circuit board traces and through the sockets normally used to access DRAM type memory modules.

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