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Memory appliance for accessing memory

US9880971B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 2014
Grant dateJan 30, 2018
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/568
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A memory appliance system is described and includes a processor coupled to one or more communication channels with a command interface, wherein the processor is configured for communicating commands over the communication channels. A plurality of Smart Memory Cubes (SMCs) is coupled to the processor through the communication channels. Each of the SMCs includes a controller that is programmable, and a plurality of memory devices. The controller is configured to respond to commands from the command interface to access content stored in one or more of the plurality of memory devices and to perform data operations on content accessed from the plurality of memory devices.

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