Apparatus and methods for a physical layout of simultaneously sub-accessible memory modules
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsTerry R. Lee, Joseph M. Jeddeloh
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AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsTerry R. Lee, Joseph M. Jeddeloh
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A layout for simultaneously sub-accessible memory modules is disclosed. In one embodiment, a memory module includes a printed circuit board having a plurality of sectors, each sector being electrically isolated from the other sectors and having a multi-layer structure. At least one memory device is attached to each sector, the memory devices being organized into a plurality of memory ranks. A driver is attached to the printed circuit board and is operatively coupled to the memory ranks. The driver is adapted to be coupled to a memory interface of the computer system. Because the sectors are electrically-isolated from adjacent sectors, the memory ranks are either individually or simultaneously, or both individually and simultaneously accessible by the driver so that one or more memory devices on a particular sector may be accessed at one time. In an alternate embodiment, the printed circuit board includes a driver sector electrically isolated from the other sectors and having a multi-layer structure, the driver being attached to the driver sector.
A method of accessing and processing data in memory comprising a plurality of electrically isolated sectors, each sector comprising at least one memory device, the method comprising:
A method of accessing and processing data in a memory comprising a plurality of memory devices organized into a plurality of memory ranks, each memory rank comprising a plurality of electrically isolated memory devices, the method comprising:
A method of accessing and processing data in a memory comprising a plurality of memory devices divided into a plurality of memory ranks, each memory rank comprising a plurality of electrically-isolated memory devices, the method comprising:
A method of accessing and processing data in a memory comprising a plurality of memory devices segmented into a plurality of electrically-isolated memory sectors, each memory sector comprising a plurality of memory devices, the method comprising:
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