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Memory channel that supports near memory and far memory access

US9619408B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Bill Nale · Livermore, US
Raj K. Ramanujan · Federal Way, US
Muthukumar P. Swaminathan · Folsom, US
Tessil Thomas · Bengaluru, IN
Taarinya Polepeddi · London, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 25, 2016
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 25, 2036

Classification

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

Abstract

A semiconductor chip comprising memory controller circuitry having interface circuitry to couple to a memory channel. The memory controller includes first logic circuitry to implement a first memory channel protocol on the memory channel. The first memory channel protocol is specific to a first volatile system memory technology. The interface also includes second logic circuitry to implement a second memory channel protocol on the memory channel. The second memory channel protocol is specific to a second non volatile system memory technology. The second memory channel protocol is a transactional protocol.

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