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Title: System and method for programmable bank selection for banked memory subsystems

Abstract

A programmable memory system and method for enabling one or more processor devices access to shared memory in a computing environment, the shared memory including one or more memory storage structures having addressable locations for storing data. The system comprises: one or more first logic devices associated with a respective one or more processor devices, each first logic device for receiving physical memory address signals and programmable for generating a respective memory storage structure select signal upon receipt of pre-determined address bit values at selected physical memory address bit locations; and, a second logic device responsive to each of the respective select signal for generating an address signal used for selecting a memory storage structure for processor access. The system thus enables each processor device of a computing environment memory storage access distributed across the one or more memory storage structures.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [6];  [7];  [8]
  1. Ridgefield, CT
  2. Croton on Hudson, NY
  3. Mount Kisco, NY
  4. Irvington, NY
  5. Seebruck-Seeon, DE
  6. Yorktown Heights, NY
  7. Chappaqua, NY
  8. Mahopac, NY
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1017170
Patent Number(s):
7793038
Application Number:
11/768,805
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THIR OWN ENERGY USE
DOE Contract Number:  
B554331
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Blumrich, Matthias A, Chen, Dong, Gara, Alan G, Giampapa, Mark E, Hoenicke, Dirk, Ohmacht, Martin, Salapura, Valentina, and Sugavanam, Krishnan. System and method for programmable bank selection for banked memory subsystems. United States: N. p., 2010. Web.
Blumrich, Matthias A, Chen, Dong, Gara, Alan G, Giampapa, Mark E, Hoenicke, Dirk, Ohmacht, Martin, Salapura, Valentina, & Sugavanam, Krishnan. System and method for programmable bank selection for banked memory subsystems. United States.
Blumrich, Matthias A, Chen, Dong, Gara, Alan G, Giampapa, Mark E, Hoenicke, Dirk, Ohmacht, Martin, Salapura, Valentina, and Sugavanam, Krishnan. Tue . "System and method for programmable bank selection for banked memory subsystems". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1017170.
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