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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Paul W. Coteus, Yorktown, NY (US);
Kyu-hyoun Kim, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Luis A. Lastras-Montano, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Warren E. Maule, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Patrick J. Meaney, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
James A. O'Connor, Ulster Park, NY (US);
Barry M. Trager, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An embodiment includes a method for use in operating a memory chip, the method comprising: operating the memory chip with an increased burst length relative to a standard burst length of the memory chip; and using the increased burst length to access metadata during a given operation of the memory chip. Another embodiment includes a memory module, comprising a plurality of memory chips, each memory chip being operable with an increased burst length relative to a standard burst length of the memory chip, the increased burst length being used to access metadata during a given operation of the memory module.