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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
May. 10, 2016
Marvell Israel (M.i.s.l) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Dror Bromberg, Michmoret, IL;
Roi Sherman, Yokneam, IL;
Marvell Israel (M.I.S.L) Ltd, Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
A First-In-First-Out (FIFO) system and a method for providing access to a memory shared by a plurality of N clients are provided. The memory has a single memory space for holding a plurality of data storage arrays that are respectively configured to store data in a first-in-first-out manner for corresponding clients among the N clients. An arbiter is configured to receive memory access requests from two or more of the N clients to perform a FIFO operation, to push data into a corresponding storage array or to pop data from the corresponding storage array in response to the memory access request. The arbiter is configured to select a first at least one of the clients to perform a first FIFO operation in a first memory operation cycle and to select a second at least one of the clients to perform a second FIFO operation in a second memory operation cycle.