Network of memory systems
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a communication bus interface;
a flash memory module coupled to the communication bus interface via a communication bus;
a system controller coupled to the communication bus interface via an external communication bus; and
wherein the system controller performs a memory transaction via the communication bus interface to the flash memory module.
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Abstract
A large network of memory system is described comprising a plurality of system controllers and flash memory modules, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. An apparatus is also described comprising a plurality of flash memory modules interconnected with other flash memory modules and to at least one system controller via a point-to-point communication bus topology, in accordance with another embodiment of the invention.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a communication bus interface; a flash memory module coupled to the communication bus interface via a communication bus; a system controller coupled to the communication bus interface via an external communication bus; and wherein the system controller performs a memory transaction via the communication bus interface to the flash memory module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of flash memory modules interconnected with other flash memory modules and to a system controller via a point-to-point flashbus topology; wherein the plurality of flash memory modules comprises a first flash memory module and a second flash memory module; wherein the point-to-point flashbus topology comprises a first plurality of point-to-point lines and a second plurality of point-to-point lines; wherein the system controller is coupled by the first plurality of point-to-point lines to the first flash memory module; and wherein the first flash memory module is coupled by the second plurality of point-to-point lines to the second flash memory module. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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transmitting a memory transaction between a system controller and a first communication bus; transmitting the memory transaction between the first communication bus and a flash bus interface; transmitting the memory transaction between the flash bus interface and a second communication bus; and transmitting the memory transaction between the second communication bus and a flash memory module. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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