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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2020
Applicant:

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Grand Cayman, KY;

Inventors:

Jilan Lin, Goleta, CA (US);

Dimin Niu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Shuangchen Li, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Hongzhong Zheng, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Yuan Xie, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Grand Cayman, KY;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/16 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G11C 7/10 (2006.01); G06F 9/448 (2018.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 13/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/1642 (2013.01); G06F 9/4498 (2018.02); G06F 12/0238 (2013.01); G06F 13/1663 (2013.01); G06F 13/1673 (2013.01); G06F 13/287 (2013.01); G11C 7/1048 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7201 (2013.01);
Abstract

The systems and methods are configured to efficiently and effectively access memory. In one embodiment, a memory controller comprises a request queue, a buffer, a control component, and a data path system. The request queue receives memory access requests. The control component is configured to process information associated with access requests via a first narrow memory channel and a second narrow memory channel. The first narrow memory channel and the second narrow memory channel can have a portion of command/control communication lines and address communication lines that are included in and shared between the first narrow memory channel and the second narrow memory channel. The data path system can include a first data module and one set of unshared data lines associated with the first memory channel and a second data module and another set of unshared data lines associated with second memory channel.


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