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US06317813B1 Method for arbitrating multiple memory access requests in a unified memory architecture via a non unified memory controller
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通过非统一存储器控制器在统一存储器架构中仲裁多个存储器访问请求的方法
- Patent Title: Method for arbitrating multiple memory access requests in a unified memory architecture via a non unified memory controller
- Patent Title (中): 通过非统一存储器控制器在统一存储器架构中仲裁多个存储器访问请求的方法
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Application No.: US09314245Application Date: 1999-05-18
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Publication No.: US06317813B1Publication Date: 2001-11-13
- Inventor: Jen-Pin Su , Chun-Chieh Wu , Wen-Hsiang Lin , Tsan-hui Chen
- Applicant: Jen-Pin Su , Chun-Chieh Wu , Wen-Hsiang Lin , Tsan-hui Chen
- Main IPC: G06F1200
- IPC: G06F1200

Abstract:
In a memory controller system, a method for granting a system memory by a memory request arbitrator to a request among a plurality of pending memory access requests is provided. The plurality of the memory access requests includes Rfrsh_Hreq, Crt_Hreq, Group AB, Crt_Lreq and Rfrsh_Lreq and are respectively asserted by a host control circuitry and/or a graphical control circuitry which are implemented and integrated on a single monolithic semiconductor chip. The host control circuitry and the graphical control circuitry shares the system memory and the memory request arbitrator includes a refresh queue and the graphics control circuitry includes a CRT FIFO. The method prioritizes the plurality of the memory access requests in order of Rfrsh_Hreq>Crt_Hreq>Group AB>Crt_Lreq>Rfrsh_Lreq. The Rfsh_Hreq is memory refresh request signal of first type whenever the refresh queue being full, the Crt_Hreq is memory access signal of a first type for fueling the CRT FIFO with display data, the Group AB are memory access request signals of a second type output either from the graphical control circuitry or the host control circuitry, the Crt_Lreq is memory access signal of a third type for fueling the CRT FIFO with display data, the Rfrsh_Lreq is memory refresh request signal of second type whenever the refresh queue being non-empty.
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