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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2007
Theodore Carter Briggs, Plano, TX (US);
John Michael Wastlick, Allen, TX (US);
Gary Belgrave Gostin, Plano, TX (US);
Theodore Carter Briggs, Plano, TX (US);
John Michael Wastlick, Allen, TX (US);
Gary Belgrave Gostin, Plano, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Provided are memory control apparatus and methods for controlling data transfer between a memory controller and at least two logical memory busses connected to memory, comprising a memory controller; a buffer; a bidirectional data bus connecting the controller and the buffer; a control interface connecting the controller and the buffer, the buffer being connected to at least two logical memory busses for memory read and write operations, the buffer comprising data storage areas to buffer data between the controller and the logical memory busses, and logic circuits to decode memory interface control commands from the controller; and a data access and control bus connecting the buffer and each of the logical memory busses to control memory read and write operations.