US Patent Application 18223078. METHOD OF PERFORMING INTERNAL PROCESSING OPERATION OF MEMORY DEVICE simplified abstract

METHOD OF PERFORMING INTERNAL PROCESSING OPERATION OF MEMORY DEVICE

Organization Name

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor(s)

Pavan Kumar Kasibhatla of Suwon-si (KR)

Seong-il O. of Suwon-si (KR)

Hak-soo Yu of Seoul (KR)

METHOD OF PERFORMING INTERNAL PROCESSING OPERATION OF MEMORY DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18223078 titled 'METHOD OF PERFORMING INTERNAL PROCESSING OPERATION OF MEMORY DEVICE

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method for performing an internal processing operation in a memory device within a system that includes a host device and the memory device. The memory device has a processor-in-memory (PIM) that carries out the internal processing operation.

• The memory device operates in an internal processing mode where it performs the internal processing operation using internal processing information stored in the memory cell array.
• The internal processing information can be an internal processing operation command that indicates the type of internal processing operation to be performed.
• When the internal processing information is an internal processing operation command, the memory device sends the command, which includes both an internal processing read command and an internal processing write command, to the host device.
• The host device determines a priority command to issue to the memory device, which can be either a data transaction command or the internal processing operation command.

Original Abstract Submitted

Provided is a method of performing an internal processing operation of a memory device in a system including a host device and the memory device. The memory device includes a memory cell array and a processor-in-memory (PIM) performing an internal processing operation. In an internal processing mode, by the PIM, the memory device performs the internal processing operation based on internal processing information stored in the memory cell array. When the internal processing information is an internal processing operation command indicating a type of the internal processing operation, the memory device outputs the internal processing operation command including an internal processing read command and an internal processing write command to the host device. The host device issues to the memory device a priority command determined from among a data transaction command and the internal processing operation command.