Samsung patents memory layout that reserves space for extra data
This patent describes a way to organize data in computer memory by reserving specific rows for extra information called metadata. Instead of using all rows for main data, the system skips every r-th row to store this additional information. This structure helps manage how data is accessed and protected within the memory chip.
In the filing’s own words
A memory device includes a bank connected to a plurality of wordlines and a plurality of column select lines (CSLs). Among the plurality of wordlines, every r-th wordline in a column direction may be allocated for metadata where r is a positive integer.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A memory device comprising: a first bank connected to a plurality of wordlines and a plurality of column select lines (CSLs), wherein among the plurality of wordlines, every r-th wordline in a column direction is allocated for metadata, where r is a positive integer.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
- Official title
- Volatile memory device
- Patent number
- US12763132B2
- Application number
- 18657523
- Filed
- May 7, 2024
- Granted
- Oct 13, 2026
- Inventors
- 2
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G11C 11/4087 Physics & computingG11C 11/4085 Physics & computingMore from Samsung in Chips & hardware
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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