Device and method for associating information concerning memory cells of a memory with an external memory

A device for associating information concerning first memory cells and second memory cells of a memory element with an external memory in which, for reading out information concerning the first memory cells or the second memory cells at an address in the memory element, said memory element has a first number of data channels associated therewith and in which, for reading in information at an address of the external memory, said external memory has a second number of data channels associated therewith that is greater than said first number, the data channels of the external memory being adapted to be subdivided into a first group and a second group, said device comprising:

• an input adapted to be connected to the data channels of the memory element, for receiving information concerning the first memory cells and the second memory cells;
• an output adapted to be connected to the data channels of the external memory;
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• a means for associating the information concerning the first memory cells of the memory element with the first group of data channels of the external memory and for associating the information concerning the second memory cells of the memory element with the second group of data channels of the external memory.

A method for associating information concerning first memory cells and second memory cells of a memory element with an external memory, each address of the memory element having a first predetermined number of memory cells associated therewith, each address of the external memory having a second predetermined number of memory cells associated therewith that is greater than said first predetermined number, said second predetermined number of memory cells on each address of the external memory being adapted to be subdivided into a first group of memory cells and a second group of memory cells, said method comprising the steps of:

• receiving the information concerning said first and second memory cells;
• assigning the information concerning the first memory cells to the first group of memory cells in the external memory;
• assigning the information concerning the second memory cells to the second group of memory cells in the external memory;
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• outputting the information concerning the memory cells of the memory element to the associated group in the external memory.