Smart Modular Technologies, Inc.

Hossein Amidi

Kelvin Alberto Marino

Satyadev Kolli

Satyadey Kolli

A transparent four rank memory module has a front side and a back side. The front side has a third memory rank stacked on a first memory rank. The back side has a fourth memory rank stacked on a second memory rank. An emulator coupled to the memory module activates and controls one individual memory rank from either the first memory rank, the second memory rank, the third memory rank, or the fourth memory rank based on the signals received from a memory controller.

Multi-rank memory module that emulates a memory module having a different number of ranks

A circuit for converting signals between a memory interface and a memory array is disclosed. The memory interface is not the same type as the memory array such that the signals between the interface and the array need to be synchronized and translated. The circuit includes an interface converter for shifting the logic levels of the signals between the memory interface and the memory array. Furthermore, the circuit has a translation block for translating and synchronizing the signals. In this respect signals between the memory array and the memory interface are synchronized and translated such that the memory array can be used with a memory interface of a different type.

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Lake Forest, CA, United States of America

Hossein Amidi