Storage device with dynamic configuration
AssigneeShanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
InventorsZongpu Qi, Di Hu, Wei Zhao, Zheng Wang, Xiaoyang Li
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Abstract
A storage device includes a memory unit, an access monitor, and a memory configurator. The memory unit includes a plurality of memory blocks. The access monitor is configured to monitor whether an access mode of the memory unit is a continuous-access mode or a random-access mode, to generate a monitor signal. The memory configurator configures, according to the monitor signal, any of the memory blocks to be either in a cache mode or a SRAM state to generate a configuration signal.
Claims20
A storage device, comprising:
- a memory unit, comprising a plurality of memory blocks;
- an access monitor, configured to monitor whether an access mode of the memory unit is a continuous-access mode or a random-access mode, to generate a monitor signal;
- and
- a memory configurator, configuring, according to the monitor signal, any of the memory blocks to be either in a cache mode or a static random-access memory mode to generate a configuration signal.
A configuration method, adapted in a memory unit comprising a plurality of memory blocks, comprising:
- monitoring whether an access mode of the memory unit is a continuous-access mode or a random-access mode, to generate a monitor signal;
- and
- configuring any of the memory blocks to be either in a cache mode or a static random-access memory mode according to the monitor signal, to generate a configuration signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.