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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth L. Williams, Sherman, TX (US);
Rakesh N. Joshi, McKinney, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/00 ;
Abstract
A fast FIFO memory system stores identical data in both static RAM memory and FIFO memory. Data is transferred from the FIFO when insufficient RAM read time is available. When the FIFO is full, additional data is stored in the RAM which runs at a much slower speed than the FIFO. Data is then transferred from the RAM until the FIFO is no longer full, at which time the memory system again functions at the faster FIFO speed.