Samsung patents server switch that mixes different memory types
Samsung has filed a patent for a server system that uses a special switch to connect a processor to two different kinds of memory modules. The switch receives data requests and decides which memory type to use based on the specific request, routing the command accordingly.
In the filing’s own words
A system and method for managing memory resources. In some embodiments the system includes a first server, a second server, and a server-linking switch connected to the first server and to the second server. The first server may include a stored-program processing circuit, a cache-coherent switch, and a first memory module. In some embodiments, the first memory module is connected to the cache-coherent switch, the cache-coherent switch is connected to the server-linking switch, and the stored-program processing circuit is connected to the cache-coherent switch.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A system comprising: a first switch comprising: a processing device; a first interface adhering to a cache coherent protocol; and one or more second interfaces to a first memory device associated with a first memory technology and to a second memory device associated with a second memory technology different from the first memory technology; wherein the processing device is configured to: receive a memory access request over the first interface; identify a selected memory device from one of the first memory device or the second memory device based on the memory access request; generate a command based on the selected memory device; and route the command to the selected memory device over the one or more second interfaces.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
- Official title
- SYSTEM WITH CACHE-COHERENT MEMORY AND SERVER-LINKING SWITCH
- Publication number
- US20260300204A1
- Application number
- 19701381
- Filed
- Jun 8, 2026
- Published
- Oct 1, 2026
- Inventors
- 3
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G06F 13/4027 Physics & computingG06F 3/0604 Physics & computingG06F 3/0619 Physics & computingG06F 3/0625 Physics & computingG06F 3/0629 Physics & computingG06F 3/0647 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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