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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2009
Lidia Warnes, Roseville, CA (US);
Dennis Carr, Roseville, CA (US);
Michael B. Calhoun, Roseville, CA (US);
Aaron R. Mandle, Roseville, CA (US);
Lidia Warnes, Roseville, CA (US);
Dennis Carr, Roseville, CA (US);
Michael B. Calhoun, Roseville, CA (US);
Aaron R. Mandle, Roseville, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for increasing a number of ranks per channel. The channel comprises at least one buffered dual in-line memory module (DIMM). The at least one buffered DIMM comprises a conventional number of ranks and a conventional number of pins. The method includes receiving a memory access request at a memory controller, wherein the memory controller comprises a conventional number of pins. The method also includes encoding a plurality of chip-select (CS) signals at the memory controller, wherein the plurality of CS signals are based on the memory access request, such that the number of ranks per channel increases compared to a conventional number of ranks per channel while not requiring an increase in the number of pins in the memory controller compared to the conventional number of pins of the memory controller.