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Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018

Filed:

May. 07, 2013
Applicant:

Marvell World Trade Ltd., St. Michael, BB;

Inventor:

Nir Paz, Azur, IL;

Assignee:

MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD., St. Michael, BB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G11C 7/10 (2006.01); G06F 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/1072 (2013.01); G06F 13/1694 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1228 (2013.01);
Abstract

Computer systems and methods for memory management in a computer system are provided. A computer system includes an integrated circuit, where the integrated circuit includes a processing unit and a memory controller coupled to the processing unit. The memory controller includes a first interface and a second interface configured to couple the memory controller with a first memory and a second memory, respectively. The second interface is separate from the first interface. The computer system includes the first memory of a first memory type coupled to the memory controller through the first interface. The computer system further includes the second memory coupled to the memory controller through the second interface, where the second memory is of a second memory type that has a different power consumption characteristic than that of the first memory type.


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