System and method for providing efficient access to a memory bank

A method for providing efficient accesses to memory in a computer system, the computer system including a controller, the method comprising:

• (a) separating a column selection mechanism into a predetermined number of portions;
• and
• (b) providing at least two column address signals to the column selection mechanism, wherein each of the column address signals is input to each of the portions of the column selection mechanism to select chosen portions of the memory.

A system for providing random accesses to sequential words crossing a word boundary in a memory array of a computer system, the computer system including a controller, the system comprising:

• a multiplexer coupled to the controller and to the memory array, the multiplexer being divided into predetermined portions for providing separate selection signals for accessing chosen portions of the memory array;
• and
• an incrementer, the incrementer coupled to the multiplexer and the controller, the incrementer incrementing address signals received from the controller, wherein the address signals and the incremented address signals selectively determine which separate selection signals are output from the multiplexer.