公开(公告)号：US20160364143A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-15

申请号：US15175697

申请日：2016-06-07

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： RANDALL K. WEBB ,  JAWAD B. KHAN ,  RICHARD L. COULSON ,  KNUT S. GRIMSRUD ,  BRIAN M. YABLON

IPC: G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0655 ,  G06F3/0688 ,  G06F11/1008 ,  G06F11/1016 ,  G06F11/1068 ,  G06F12/0246 ,  G06F2212/7201

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an extensible memory hub. An apparatus may include a first extensible non-volatile memory (NVM) hub (EN hub). The first EN hub includes an upstream interface port configured to couple the first EN hub to an NVM controller or to a second EN hub; a downstream interface port configured to couple the first EN hub to a third EN hub or to a NVM device; at least one NVM device port, each NVM device port configured to couple the first EN hub to a respective NVM device via a NVM channel; and an EN hub controller. The EN hub controller includes command logic configured to initialize the first EN hub in response to an initialize chain command from the NVM controller, the initializing including enumerating each NVM device coupled to the first EN hub and each of one or more associated NVM dies.

公开(公告)号：US20150378814A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-31

申请号：US14314181

申请日：2014-06-25

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： RANDALL K. WEBB ,  JAWAD B. KHAN ,  RICHARD L. COULSON ,  KNUT S. GRIMSRUD ,  BRIAN M. YABLON

IPC: G06F11/10 ,  G06F12/02

CPC classification number: G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0655 ,  G06F3/0688 ,  G06F11/1008 ,  G06F11/1016 ,  G06F11/1068 ,  G06F12/0246 ,  G06F2212/7201

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an extensible memory hub. An apparatus may include a first extensible non-volatile memory (NVM) hub (EN hub). The first EN hub includes an upstream interface port configured to couple the first EN hub to an NVM controller or to a second EN hub; a downstream interface port configured to couple the first EN hub to a third EN hub or to a NVM device; at least one NVM device port, each NVM device port configured to couple the first EN hub to a respective NVM device via a NVM channel; and an EN hub controller. The EN hub controller includes command logic configured to initialize the first EN hub in response to an initialize chain command from the NVM controller, the initializing including enumerating each NVM device coupled to the first EN hub and each of one or more associated NVM dies.

Abstract translation: 本公开涉及可扩展存储器集线器。 装置可以包括第一可扩展非易失性存储器（NVM）集线器（EN集线器）。 第一个EN集线器包括被配置为将第一EN集线器耦合到NVM控制器或第二EN集线器的上游接口端口; 下游接口端口，被配置为将第一EN集线器耦合到第三EN集线器或NVM设备; 至少一个NVM设备端口，每个NVM设备端口被配置为经由NVM信道将所述第一EN集线器耦合到相应的NVM设备; 和一个EN集线器控制器。 EN集线器控制器包括命令逻辑，其被配置为响应于来自NVM控制器的初始化链命令初始化第一EN集线器，初始化包括枚举耦合到第一EN集线器的每个NVM设备以及一个或多个相关联的NVM管芯中的每一个。