Intelligent memory devices for transferring data between electronic devices
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorsSyed S. Ali, Mohd Majed Hobbi, Steven C. Szep
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Abstract
Intelligent memory devices allow for the transfer of data between two or more electronic devices, such as digital signal processors and microcontrollers. The memory devices may be designed as dual port memory devices capable of sending/receiving synchronous, serial data. The use of serial data reduces the pin count of the memory devices and those connected to it. The memory devices also utilize a dedicated pair of data bits and memory pointers to carry out management of the memory and data transfers allowing connected devices to reduce the amount of processing time spent on such matters.
Claims60
A memory device comprising:
- memory locations adapted to store data;
- first and second data input/output sections adapted to input data into the memory locations and to output data from the memory locations, wherein the first and second data input/output sections operate simultaneously;
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- first and second data indication sections adapted to indicate a type of data being input into the memory locations, a type of data being output from the memory locations, an amount of data which can be input into the memory locations and an amount of data which can be output from the memory locations, wherein the first and second data indication sections operate simultaneously.
A memory device comprising:
- memory means for storing data;
- first and second data input/output means for inputting data into the memory means and for outputting data from the memory means, wherein the first and second data input/output means operate simultaneously;
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- first and second data indication means for indicating a type of data being input into the memory means, a type of data being output from the memory means, an amount of data which can be input into the memory means and an amount of data which can be output from the memory means, wherein the first and second data indication means operate simultaneously.
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