Integrated memory management apparatus, systems, and methods
OwnerJohn Rudelic, Sanjay Talreja +1inventors
InventorsJohn Rudelic, Sanjay Talreja, Mickey Fandrich
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Abstract
Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may perform operations including memory bank management and memory bus arbitration associated with a first memory module comprising non-refreshable memory cells and a controller, a second memory module coupled to the first memory module by a memory management control bus, or both. Some embodiments may also perform precharge and refresh operations associated with the second memory module.
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An apparatus, including:
- a first memory module comprising non-refreshable memory cells and a controller to perform at least one operation associated with a selected one of the first memory module and at least one second memory module coupled to the first memory module by a memory management control bus, the operation comprising at least one of memory bank management, memory bus arbitration, a second module refresh operation, and a second module precharge operation.
A system, including:
- a first memory module comprising non-refreshable memory cells and a controller to perform at least one operation associated with a selected one of the first memory module and at least one second memory module coupled to the first memory module by a memory management control bus, the operation comprising at least one of memory bank management, memory bus arbitration, a second module refresh operation, and a second module precharge operation;
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- a parallel bus coupled to the first memory module to transfer data from the first memory module to another location.
A method, including:
- performing an operation by a controller comprising at least one of memory bank management and memory bus arbitration, wherein the operation is associated with at least one of a first memory module including the controller and comprising non-refreshable memory cells, and at least one second memory module coupled to the first memory module by a memory management control bus.
A method, including:
- performing an operation by a controller including at least one of a refresh operation and a precharge operation, wherein the operation is associated with at least one second memory module coupled by a memory management control bus to a first memory module including the controller and comprising non-refreshable memory cells.
An article including a machine-accessible medium having associated information, wherein the information, when accessed, results in a controller performing at least one of:
- an operation associated with a selected one of a first memory module comprising non-refreshable memory cells and including the controller and at least one second memory module coupled to the first memory module by a memory management control bus, comprising at least one of memory bank management and memory bus arbitration;
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- an operation associated with the at least one second memory module comprising at least one of a refresh operation and a precharge operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.