Adaptive page management

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2006-07-11

2006-07-11

Elmore, Stephen C. (Department: 2185)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Control technique

C711S005000, C711S105000, C711S148000, C711S154000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07076617

ABSTRACT:
Machine-readable media, methods, and apparatus are described which process memory transactions. In some embodiments, a memory controller of a processor and/or chipset may adaptively determine whether to close pages of a memory in an attempt to increase perceived memory performance.

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