Multiple read and write port memory

Abstract

A memory device includes content banks configured to store content data and parity banks configured to store parity data for reconstructing the content data. In response to receiving, in a first clock cycle, a first request requesting a first operation to be performed in a first content bank and a second request requesting to write new content data to the first content bank, the memory device performs the first operation in the first content bank, and writes the new content data to a second content bank. The second content bank is selected from a subset of content banks defined by content banks that correspond with parity banks different from parity banks that correspond with the first content bank. The memory device updates, based on the new content data written to the second content bank, parity data in the parity banks that correspond with the second content bank.