18457505. MEMORY CONTROLLER AND MEMORY CONTROL METHOD simplified abstract (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)

MEMORY CONTROLLER AND MEMORY CONTROL METHOD

Organization Name

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor(s)

Hosang Yoon of Yongin-si (KR)

Seungwon Lee of Hwaseong-si (KR)

MEMORY CONTROLLER AND MEMORY CONTROL METHOD - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18457505 titled 'MEMORY CONTROLLER AND MEMORY CONTROL METHOD

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a memory controller that receives memory requests from a host and generates corresponding commands. The controller includes a buffer to store the received memory request and a command generator to generate a command based on the request. The type of the command indicates whether the address in the memory request corresponds to a processing in memory (PIM) operation. The controller also includes a second buffer to store multiple commands and a command scheduler to determine the order of the commands based on their type.

• The memory controller receives memory requests from a host and stores them in a buffer.
• A command generator generates commands based on the memory requests.
• The type of the command indicates whether the address in the memory request corresponds to a PIM operation.
• The commands are stored in a second buffer.
• A command scheduler determines the order of the commands in the second buffer based on their type.

Potential applications of this technology:

• Memory controllers in computer systems and servers.
• High-performance computing systems.
• Data centers and cloud computing infrastructure.

Problems solved by this technology:

• Efficient management of memory requests and commands.
• Optimized scheduling of commands based on their type.
• Improved performance and throughput in memory operations.

Benefits of this technology:

• Faster and more efficient memory operations.
• Enhanced performance in processing in memory (PIM) operations.
• Improved overall system performance and responsiveness.

Original Abstract Submitted

A memory controller includes: a first buffer configured to receive a memory request from a host and store therein the received memory request; a command generator configured to generate a first command corresponding to the memory request, and set a type of the first command indicating whether an address comprised in the memory request corresponds to a processing in memory (PIM) memory; a second buffer configured to store therein a plurality of commands comprising the first command; and a command scheduler configured to determine whether to change an order of the first command stored in the second buffer based on the type of the first command.