Patents by Inventor Melissa A. Barnum

Melissa A. Barnum has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Separate Handling of Read and Write of Read-Modify-Write
    Publication number: 20080148108
    Abstract: Separate handling of read and write operations of Read-Modify-Write Commands in an XDR™ memory system is provided. This invention allows the system to issue other commands between the reads and writes of a RMW. This insures that the dataflow time from read to write is not a penalty. A RMW buffer is used to store the read data and a write buffer is used to store the write data. A MUX is used to merge the read data and the write data, and transmit the merged data to the target DRAM via the XIO. The RMW buffer can also be used for scrubbing commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Melissa A. Barnum, Paul Allen Ganfield, Lonny Lambrecht