Memory system and method having point-to-point link

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Specific memory composition

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C711S005000, C711S100000, C711S118000

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07966446

ABSTRACT:
A memory system includes a controller for generating a control signal and a primary memory for receiving the control signal from the controller. A secondary memory is coupled to the primary memory, the secondary memory being adapted to receive the control signal from the primary memory. The control signal defines a background operation to be performed by one of the primary and secondary memories and a foreground operation to be performed by the other of the primary and secondary memories. The primary memory and the secondary memory are connected by a point-to-point link. At least one of the links between the primary and secondary memories can be an at least partially serialized link. At least one of the primary and secondary memories can include an on-board internal cache memory.

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