公开(公告)号：US20170147490A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-25

申请号：US14952692

申请日：2015-11-25

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： MOHAMED ARAFA ,  RAJ K. RAMANUJAN

IPC: G06F12/08 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F12/0804 ,  G06F12/0246 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F2212/1032 ,  G06F2212/7202 ,  G06F2212/7203

Abstract: An apparatus is described that includes a memory card. The memory card also includes volatile memory devices. The memory card also includes non volatile memory devices. The memory card is configurable to implement a first portion of the storage space of the non volatile memory devices as system memory. The memory card also includes a controller to manage, upon a power down event, the transfer of information from the volatile memory devices into a second portion of the storage space of the non volatile memory devices.

公开(公告)号：US20150378615A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-31

申请号：US14318573

申请日：2014-06-27

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： RAJ K. RAMANUJAN ,  RAJESH M. SANKARAN ,  MURUGASAMY K. NACHIMUTHU ,  RICHARD P. MANGOLD

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G11C11/406

CPC classification number: G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0625 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0679 ,  G06F8/71 ,  G06F9/4403 ,  G06F9/4405 ,  G06F9/4416 ,  G06F11/1417 ,  G06F11/3476 ,  G11C7/20

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to accelerate boot time zeroing of memory based on Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) technology are described. In an embodiment, a storage device stores a boot version number corresponding to a portion of a non-volatile memory. A memory controller logic causes an update of the stored boot version number in response to each subsequent boot event. The memory controller logic returns a zero in response to a read operation directed at the portion of the non-volatile memory and a mismatch between the stored boot version number and a current boot version number. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.

Abstract translation: 描述了基于非易失性存储器（NVM）技术来加速引导时间归零的存储器的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中，存储设备存储对应于非易失性存储器的一部分的引导版本号。 存储器控制器逻辑导致响应于每个后续引导事件的存储的引导版本号的更新。 存储器控制器逻辑响应于针对非易失性存储器的部分的读操作和存储的引导版本号与当前引导版本号之间的不匹配而返回零。 还公开并要求保护其他实施例。