Apparatus for configuring partitions within phase change memory of tablet computer with integrated memory controller emulating mass storage to storage driver based on request from software
US9529708B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7201
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) is used in a computer system to perform multiple roles in a platform storage hierarchy, specifically, to replace traditional mass storage that is accessible by an I/O. The computer system includes a processor to execute software and a memory coupled to the processor. At least a portion of the memory comprises a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) that is byte-rewritable and byte-erasable by the processor. The system further comprises a memory controller coupled to the NVRAM to perform a memory access operation to access the NVRAM in response to a request from the software for access to a mass storage.
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